In the week leading up to Halloween, we are focusing on EV batteries, their history and their potential in the clean energy economy. Each day we’ll share an interesting fact about batteries using #BattFacts🔋
The first ever battery was invented in 1800, when Alessandro Volta placed copper and zinc into an electrolyte solution. #BattFacts🔋
North American battery recyclers are able to achieve as much as 95% material recovery efficiency. #BattFacts🔋
Used EV batteries could deliver an additional 5 to 8 years of service in "second-life" applications like grid-scale energy storage. #BattFacts🔋
Private-sector investments have added a total of 436 gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery capacity since Congress passed the IRA - a jump of 57.9%. #BattFacts🔋
There is enough cobalt in 166 recycled iPhones to produce one EV battery. #BattFacts🔋