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That's repurposing, not recycling. When those batteries fail, what then? The composition of a lead- acid battery is simple, EV batteries are not. They are very complex systems. You are claiming the recycling is profitable, have you actually seen the accounts, profit and loss, balance sheet? My guess would be they are heavily subsidised. It's news to me compounds such as fluoride, nickel, cobalt, phosphorus, copper and aluminium are not environmentally toxic, kindly post a link that supports your assertion.

True. However, they do burn at 2700 C instead of 900 C, and generate far more toxic smoke. There's a ship at the bottom of the Atlantic which, on balance of probabilities, got there thanks to an EV fire.

You may be right. However, some recycling operations create more problems than they solve. Polymers are a good example. There's a site near Stawell in Australia that was supposed to recycle tyres into diesel and steel. It's become a huge fire headache for the local EPA instead.

A lithium battery fire generates nasty compounds such as hydrogen fluoride and phosgene. It's therefore not a regular ICE battery fire. I don't know the size of the battery used in the DIY conversion. The chemistry of lithium fires includes the fact the battery contains its own oxygen supply, which makes such fires impossible to extinguish by conventional means.

Best tires go on the front. I have yet to hear of a car that has its steering on the back wheels. As KhunLA says, a blowout on a rear tire is far easier to control.

Lead is recycled because it is easy to do so. Its melting point is just under 330 C, and it is comparatively non-reactive. Lithium is a completely different kettle of fish. It is highly reactive with air and water, getting it back to metal suitable for re-use is a major technical operation. Do you really think the lithium batteries in our smartphones and laptops are responsibly recycled? How many EV's do you think are out there with the not so innocent fluoride variation? EV Li-ion batteries contain cathode (NMC or LFP), anode (Graphite or Silicon), separator (PVDF polymer) and Electrolyte. Cathode and anode are coated on Al and Cu current collectors respectively. So, in the case of NMC batteries, main metals present are lithium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, graphite, Aluminum and copper. Environmentally conscious? Not with all those elements present.

I was under the impression George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are regarded as your best and most honest Presidents. Presumably the bar has progressively been lowered with time.

It's worth noting a fire hose was ineffective in extinguishing the fire. Just as well it did not occur in an enclosed space, such as undercover parking.

It happens because Mercedes no longer makes quality vehicles. The Japanese and Koreans are better quality for a cheaper price. The glory days of Mercedes were back in the 1980's, since then the Stuttgart bean counters have taken over from the engineers. Trading on former reputation. Perhaps the OP has already noted service and repair costs are 2-3 times higher than the Asian brands.

Cars do wear out eventually. ICE's get crushed and recycled back into steel. The big question is what's going to happen when EV's loaded with very toxic materials in their batteries need recycling. There are reports already of landfills catching fire, caused by lithium batteries.

According to the fact checkers of the debate, Biden lied 9 times and Trump lied 30 times. If there is <removed>, I suppose there is BDS as well.

My approach is pretty simple. I set boundaries. I don't try to change my GF, she has zero chance of changing me. I do tend to avoid confrontations, I simply walk away and never go back.

A discourse on electric boats and sharks is meaningful?

I have read too many tales of famous people who died in penury, after living the high life. Alcoholism, drugs and extravagance are common themes in their downfall. I won't die rich, but I will die solvent. IMO that beats being broke.

Really. There's the small matter of July 11 sentencing.

Wage Growth in the United States averaged 6.19 percent from 1960 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 15.28 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -5.89 percent in April of 2020 The check is in the mail.

IIRC Trump threw so much mud it cost him $83 million dollars.

Good point, i must have a masochistic streak.

I have this inability to suffer fools gladly.

That's your opinion, which is as credible as a used-car salesman flogging vehicles with banana skins in the differential.

You don't get to tell me what I can post. <deleted>.

Secure borders? The beautiful wall never got to be built. Other people have posted data contradicting your other BS claims. All you do is post links to right-wing op-eds, which need to be taken with a shovelful of salt.

If you prefer a legal system that is based on who is in power at the time, I suggest you go and live in China or Russia. Actually, the political motivations in America consist of Cannon slow-walking the most serious case, and the Supreme Court taking their sweet time in considering a BS claim of immunity.

If Trump is elected President again, America will withdraw into isolation, and leave the rest of the free world to fend for itself. There is not another country that would trust anything he says.

4 years of stability, compared to the chaos of Trump's presidency. Are you so stupid you don't realize a dozen business bankruptcies, two civil judgments of over $500 million, one felony conviction, with 50-odd criminal indictments yet to come, makes Trump totally unfit to lead a country?