EVs are a green alternative and we love them for that. But they could be even greener if we regularly recycled the valuable metals their batteries contain instead of relentlessly squeezing Mother Earth.<\/p>\n
The good news is battery recycling has been getting traction, and there are now many companies in North America and Europe building recycling plants, including Li-Cycle<\/a>, Northvolt<\/a>, Redwood Materials<\/a>, and ReLIB<\/a>, to name a few.<\/p>\n But here\u2019s the bad news: there\u2019s still a big fat elephant in the room for consumers and carmakers alike \u2014 can recycled materials be just as good a virgin ones<\/em>?<\/p>\n Yes! A thousand times yes! And I have science<\/em> to prove it.<\/p>\n First up, let\u2019s brush up our physics knowledge.<\/p>\n The cathode is the positive electrode, or simply the positive terminal, of a battery cell. It\u2019s from where the electrical current enters the battery during charge, and leaves during discharge when the battery\u2019s being used to power up the car.<\/p>\n So, yes, it\u2019s pretty important.<\/p>\nThe cathode is the answer<\/h3>\n