# Colorado Just Made Old EV Batteries Automakers’ Problem Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029/colorado-just-made-old-ev-batteries-automakers-problem Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029/colorado-just-made-old-ev-batteries-automakers-problem.md Podcast: [Autoblog News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029) Published: 2026-06-15T21:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.autoblog.com/news/colorado-just-made-old-ev-batteries-automakers-problem Audio file: https://www.autoblog.com/.image/NzowMDAwMDAwMDAxMDk0MzA1/rimac-making-batteries-for-bmw-i7.jpg?profile=rss Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/autoblog-news-1708029/episodes/colorado-just-made-old-ev-batteries-automakers-problem ## Resource Arguably, the most pressing question with the electric vehicle transition has been, what happens to the thousands of battery packs used in these cars when they inevitably reach the end of their life? Until now, countries including the United States have lacked comprehensive, legally binding ... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/autoblog-news-1708029/episodes/colorado-just-made-old-ev-batteries-automakers-problem/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029/colorado-just-made-old-ev-batteries-automakers-problem.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.