. The triumph of lithium-ion batteries continues unabated. When the lifetime of a car battery is over, the raw material lives on. For eight or ten years, the lithium-ion battery of an electric car performs its services. In a few years, there will be plenty of rechargeable batteries with which something useful can still be done. Around 90 percent of the valuable raw materials contained in the batteries, such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, can be recycled. Recycling is worthwhile. Work is even und