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11-23-2013, 09:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Challenger
Used batteries are an environmental disaster. If your purpose for buying electric is your concern for the environment , consider all the impllications, including those that occur after use and retirement of the vehicle.
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It is not why I own electric, but I am interested in learning more because everything I have read about deep cycle battery recycling tends to look like the following:
Recycling
The vast majority of deep cycle batteries on the market today are lead acid batteries. Lead acid batteries are recycled 98% by volume, 99.5% by weight. The plastic cases, lead plates, sulfuric acid, solder, and other metals are 100% recovered for reuse. The only part of a battery that is not recyclable is the paper separators that wrap the plates. Due to the acid bath the paper sits in, the fiber length is reduced so far that it cannot be rewoven.
Industry wide, there is a 97% rate of recovery on all lead acid batteries sold in the United States, resulting in a virtually closed manufacturing cycle.
This quote came from: Deep cycle battery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Photobucket has changed their site from free for years to now blocking your photos, shame on them and will have to find new way to post albums I have.
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