Possible e-Golf recall?

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I saw this article in Electrek. Apparently VW might have to recall about 124,000 electric and PHEV cars due to them containing poisonous cadmium. It doesn't sound like a health risk to those of us driving them, but it might be a problem if/when these cars are disposed of at a future date.

https://electrek.co/2018/08/06/electric-hybrid-cars-vw-audi-porsche-recall-cadmium/
 
I think this was discussed in another thread, but this recall might just be EU-specific. The EU has completely banned cadmium, the US has only restricted it in certain products particularly those targeted towards children. You can still purchase Ni-Cd batteries, for example. Even Canada as of last May hasn't totally banned it, only imposing a limit for example on childrens toys and jewelry: https://chemicalwatch.com/67007/canada-finalises-tighter-lead-cadmium-standards-for-childrens-products
 
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