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In the near future, it may be possible to recycle more completely a dead electric vehicle battery. Obviously, the EV battery on an electric-only vehicle or plug-in hybrid vehicle is the most expensive component of that vehicle, and when it dies, the whole car sometimes is not even worth fixing. But there's some new technology where dead EV batteries are being recycled to where there's more value that can be obtained from them, which can offset the cost of the new battery. It doesn't mean it's going to be free, but if you have a dead electric vehicle battery, it doesn't mean a death sentence for the whole car.

You might be able to salvage some of the value from the old battery to offset the cost of your new battery. Either way, you want to do some good due diligence and testing on any electric vehicle you're looking to purchase, especially a used one, to make sure the battery is any good. But hope is not lost if the battery does end up dying. You might be able to have a lower cost of replacing that battery with a new one, thanks to this new dismantling and recovery recycling process. Nissan is leading the charge on it, but eventually, it will filter to other manufacturers.

If you have an electric vehicle, let us know in the comments—did your battery ever die, and how much did it cost to replace it? Thank you for watching.

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