Here’s an interesting tidbit.....
Can Electric Vehicle Batteries Be Recycled ..... https://enrg.io/can-electric-vehicle-batteries-be-recycled/
From the article.....
Conclusion
Yes, electric vehicle batteries can be recycled. But not as cost-effective as one may expect, as the cost of recycling is more expensive than the cost of mining and creating a new battery. Extracting lithium from old electric vehicle batteries is more costly than mining and processing lithium. So the safest bet is reusing the old car batteries.
There was a guy in FL many years ago who made his own electric truck. He used a Chevy S10 because the bed of the truck made a good spot to put the batteries which were lead acid batteries. Think it had a 40 mile range.