How Do We Recycle Batteries?

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A small number of battery packs, from e vs to day that are actually reaching end of life. Even in a damaged pack, some can get used. If thei're really dead, truly end of life, can't be refurbished or reused. Ah, yo, go into a recycling pathway. The bulk of the stuff we recycle is actually a smaller post consumer o stuff and also production scrap. Those are the biggest feed stocks butt those batteries then go through this recycling pathway.

In a short news segment, Jason talks about a company that tried to sell "fantasy startup investing" NFTs and why they had to pivot (1:44). Jason gives a brief tribute to Steve Jobs (15:48). Then, he's joined by JB Straubel, Tesla's longtime CTO who stepped down in 2019 to found a new lithium-ion battery recycling company, Redwood Materials(22:08). JB and Jason discuss the early launches and setbacks at Tesla, overcoming challenges, and the possibilities created by battery recycling. To close out the show, we play a clip of Steve Job's 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (1:20:15).