[1] Lithium Ion Battery Recycling https://www.solarenergy.org/lithium-ion-battery-recycling/

[2] The Four Components of Li-ion Battery https://www.samsungsdi.com/column/technology/detail/55272.html

[3] Lithium-Ion Battery’s Structure and How It Works https://inside.lgensol.com/en/2022/07/lithium-ion-batterys-structure-and-how-it-works/

[4]Trends in batteries: https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2023/trends-in-batteries

[5]Exposed: Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/child-labour-behind-smart-phone-and-electric-car-batteries/

[6]Democratic Republic of Congo: “This is what we die for”: Human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo power the global trade in cobalt: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr62/3183/2016/en/

[7] In pictures: South America's 'lithium fields' reveal the dark side of our electric future https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/02/01/south-america-s-lithium-fields-reveal-the-dark-side-of-our-electric-future

[8]Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling: The Complete Guide: https://greencitizen.com/blog/lithium-ion-battery-recycling/

[9]Lithium-ion recycling rates far higher than some statistics suggest: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/07/12/lithium-ion-recycling-rates-far-higher-than-some-statistics-suggest/

[10] Recycled Lithium-Ion Batteries Can Perform Better Than New Ones: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/recycled-lithium-ion-batteries-can-perform-better-than-new-ones/

[11] VF Battery Report (2023): https://volta.foundation/battery-report

[12] National Lithium Batteries Blue Print https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/national-blueprint-lithium-batteries