# Are We Nearing the EV Tipping Point? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cars\ **Created:** [September 20, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/are-we-nearing-the-ev-tipping-point/3492 "2023-09-20T14:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 41
**Author:** ![H200h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@H200h](https://community.clark.com/u/H200h)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/are-we-nearing-the-ev-tipping-point/3492/41 "2023-09-24T20:04:17Z")
> [@billinin](#): > > As the number of EVs grow the number of future dead batteries will grow as well. It would appear we are currently creating a waste monster as the production of new batteries outpaces the recycle technology and their bi-product. The current recycle process is arduous. Those processes will need to be enhanced and who will pay for that? More taxpayer subsidies for the industry? EV batteries are 80-90% recyclable, the fact that they contain valuable materials makes the recycling of them profitable. But the question is a tad premature because after 8-15 years of use in an EV they still have another 10-20 years service life as storage for solar-generated power. So the concern over massive problems created by a “waste monster” are most likely both premature and over hyped. I’d worry a little more about the CO2 being pumped into our atmosphere by ICE cars. We are burning 370,000,000 gals of gasoline a day and each gallon produces 20 lbs of CO2. That’s **7,400,000,000 lbs of CO2 each day.** --- _[View the full topic](https://community.clark.com/t/are-we-nearing-the-ev-tipping-point/3492)._