# Opinion: New Colorado law to recycle EV batteries is a model for rest of nation to follow

> My family drives electric vehicles for many of the same reasons as others in Colorado: quiet ride, less maintenance, and critically, no heat-trapping emissions or nitrogen oxide emissions from the tailpipe.

- **Source:** [Coloradosun](https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/25/opinion-colorado-ev-batteries-recycle-law/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3d5b04078cc66b659454d6)
- **Published:** 2026-06-25
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #ev
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3d5b04078cc66b659454d6

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