pic: MARS 1523: Our New Tesla

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

That's good, right? The people that are driving the most should be using the most efficient cars. Or are you saying that having a hyrid makes you drive more and thus leds to more CO2 emissions? Darn, this would be a lot easier is correlation did mean causation...

But, your point about disposing the batteries is probably valid. I'm sure all those smart engineers can solve that, though.

When you buy a Tesla Roadster, your purchase cost also pays to have the battery pack recycled at the end of it's life. Toyota also pays to have Prius batteries recycled, so I assume that cost is hidden somewhere's in the purchase price as well.

I am not sure how other manufacturers work, but I imagine (or at least hope!) that they also have a recycling plan.