Someone will make a lot of money by collecting old, damaged EV batteries for lots of money - and shipping them to 3rd world countries where no one cares how or where they are dumped.
What do you mean nobody cares where it will be dumped”
“No - put it BEHIND the computers. My 4 year-old has to strip and melt those down first!”
Some are already being repackaged (reusing the cells) as cheap home solar batteries. I can see them possibly being used to make reconditioned batteries for ICE cars. Or maybe as a jumpstart battery. None of that is flashy stuff that brings in tons of money. But maybe make a decent profit out of low cost materials.
I read where insurance companies are totaling out EV’s after minor fender benders. I’m beginning to wonder if there might be a potential market for companies that retrofits IC running gear in an EV chassis. I’m guessing they could be had for little to nothing.