Big batteries are fast becoming the norm for electric cars. But the lifecycle of one is still a convoluted, opaque process.

September 29, 2024 - 4:55 PM PDT NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose ahead of the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Joe

The issue can increase the risk of a crash.