Lithium-ion battery recycling is a big topic in energy right now. Recycling lithium itself, the element that makes these batteries what they are, has not garnered so much attention because of the tiny amounts that are used in each battery. Now, this may be about to change.
Lithium is the component that makes batteries rechargeable, that makes them more energy dense than the alternatives, and, ultimately, the element that has made this technology dominant in consumer electronics and, more importantly, electric cars. It is also the one metal in batteries that does not get recycled because of how little of it there is in batteries. Yet as the number of EVs on the roads increase, we soon may have enough “black mass” to extract lithium at a profit.
No, as actually reading and comprehending the article linked to says, often they are guaranteed for 8 years or 100,000 miles. However, just like a powertrain warranty, which is usually for around 5 years/60,000 miles for comparison, EVs generally last much longer.
We don't have a lot of history with EVs to get a better idea how well different companies EV's batteries will last, but it is insanely misleading to say their batteries average 8 years/100,000 miles when that's what they'e warrantied for and as we all know generally you expect things to last much longer than they are warranted for.
I've seen that electrical and electronic waste is generally a pretty big deal, in terms of clean air and water.