Electric vehicles: a guarantee of environmental safety or a myth? Recycling of lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles is an environmental problem or a modern industry?

This article discusses the problems relevant to modern society associated with the process of recycling lithium - ion batteries of modern electric vehicles. The author considers lithium - ion batteries from the point of view of the negative impact on environmental safety in the process of their primary production, direct processing, reuse, and disposal. A comprehensive analysis of factors that adversely affect the environment led to the conclusion that it is necessary to recycle a significant number of battery packs of electric vehicles and further develop technologies for the recycling of electric carriers. The practical significance of the article lies in the fact that the content of the work can serve as a visual representation and familiarize with the current situation in the field of production, disposal and processing of lithium - ion battery packs for electric vehicles.