The majority of EV-s retain 90% of their battery capacity after 150.000 km. Even the worst retain over 80%.
https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/hyundai-just-topped-the-worlds-largest-ev-battery-study-analysis-of-500-000-tests-sees-it-beat-tesla-to-the-long-term-battery-health-title
And the reason even *those* batteries are not (yet) generating a huge market for battery recycling (yet) is because those 80%-er batteries will go on to live happy lives as stationary storage for another decade (at a minimum) until they are finally ready to be retired for good.
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