Re: So when one of these things is junked ...
There's also the issue of getting rid of maybe 50kwh (180000000 joules) of energy without (further) damaging anything.
The first thing you'd want to do is inspect the cell packets for mechanical damage and whether their temperature is markedly over ambient. Which would mean opening up the battery compartment(s) (probably not as simple as turning a slotted cover using a coin) and pointig a FLIR camera at the contents.
The cells considered safe could then be hooked up to an inverter delivering mains power to be consumed by whatever. This would of course need some appropriate infra at scrapyards dealing with EV.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
