PhoenixSerenity<p>When <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LithiumIon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumIon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> fall below 75% capacity, they are considered unfit to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EVs</span></a> but <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> suggests that proper <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/reconditioning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reconditioning</span></a> could <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/extend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extend</span></a> their life by years.<br>The research team will specifically be looking at <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/developing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/automated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automated</span></a> ways to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/disassemble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disassemble</span></a> batteries for more <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/efficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efficient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/protocols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protocols</span></a> for recycling, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/transporting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transporting</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/storing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storing</span></a> them.</p><p><a href="https://environmentjournal.online/articles/nottingham-trent-university-embark-on-project-to-give-electric-vehicle-batteries-a-second-life/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">environmentjournal.online/arti</span><span class="invisible">cles/nottingham-trent-university-embark-on-project-to-give-electric-vehicle-batteries-a-second-life/</span></a></p>