To make EVs greener, Colorado lawmakers may require automakers to recycle big car batteries

To make EVs greener, Colorado lawmakers may require automakers to recycle big car batteries

As more electric vehicles hit the road in Colorado, state lawmakers are considering new legislation to ensure their massive batteries end up reused or recycled. Hours after the state’s 2026 legislative session opened Wednesday, Democratic state lawmakers introduced a bill that would make automakers responsible for safely recycling EV batteries. If signed into law, it would require companies to either recycle the batteries themselves or task othe…