[Ilander]

I made no claim that current batteries are the ultimate solution. There needs to be done a lot of research. Doesn't mean that batteries in the long term won't be the ultimate solution, though. Power plants are a fair amount more efficient than gasoline engines (even the oil-burning ones, thanks to the ability to operate at higher temperatures).

I advocate an electric solution because I don't particularly want to wait until we've exhausted all the gasoline to get started.

Hell, if we have to pump oil out of the ground to make the chemicals to make the batteries, I'm for it, so long as that's not a long-term solution.

I'm well aware of how poisonous lead, cadmium, sulfur, etc are. That said, fluorescent lights contain mercury, and the EPA is fine with them, basically saying "Well, we don't like the mercury, but until we can develop something better, the energy savings over incandescent are more important."

We're a society on the brink of nano-technology. We'll figure out something.

Plus, what's the harm in diversifying the energy used for our vehicles? Run some on CNG, some on gas, some on diesel, some on hopes and dreams (my current car).

So, would I trade CO2 emissions for a more localized problem of e-waste that can be eased with good policy decisions? Yep. Sure would.

It's about management, containment.