Batteries are often described as resource-intensive. With a 95% proven recycling rate and a 10yr life, over 50% of battery minerals mined today will still be in use in *130 years*. Add 5% performance improvement per cycle, and they will be delivering services *forever*. Boom! 1/2
Now compare that with fossil fuels. Each year we burn 15 billion tons of the stuff, emitting 37 billion tonnes of CO2 and 135m tons of methane. And it's single-use. Burnt. Gone. The stone age did not end for lack of stones, it ended because we figured out mining and refining. 2/2
Let's go all-in. Battery lifetimes will be decades, not 10 years. With a 20-year battery life, 95% recycling and 1 to 2% annual reduction in materials intensity for new batteries, minerals mined today will be delivering *3 to 6x* their initial performance in 100 years. Boom!
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