The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Car story: where will Canada’s electric vehicle batteries go when they die? https://thenarwhal.ca/electric-vehicles-canada-battery-recycling/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:32:48 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=43183 Electric vehicles are booming in B.C. and that means the province has a unique opportunity to divert some of the world’s most sought-after clean-energy minerals from a potentially hazardous waste stream Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. climate change electric vehicles mining Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal Electric vehicles in Canada: an illustration of a dump truck atop an EV battery with wheels