fact-checkedreputable news agencyproofread Car battery recycling market gears up for future boom type='text/javascript'> googletag. Since the batteries tend to last seven or eight years, there are not yet "enough batteries at the end of their life" to feed the market, said Serge Pelissier, director of research at the Gustave Eiffel University in Lyon. It is also aiming for at least 70 percent of the weight of old batteries to be recycled by 2031