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Steven Ayres wrote: >>> I know that in Japan, at least, the government is mandating that manufacturers phase in total recycling of their products. So I expect that the Japanese carmakers are either working hard on recycling batteries or are already there.<<< I just bought a new japanese car (built in Hofu, Japan), and in the forums for said car it was asked why there is no real "new car smell?" Someone responded that Japanese automakers are trying very hard to reduce the levels of toxic chemicals and other toxic man-made materials in their automobiles. I don't know if this is true or not, but my new car is certainly lacking in new car smell. If this is true for something as seemingly insignificant as interior materials, it would follow that proper disposal and/or recycling of batteries, or making them with less volatile materials to begin with, would be something that is taken VERY seriously over there. >>> I agree with others here that it's a dynamic system, and if this first modern generation of cars not running exclusively on internal combustion does well, it will add support to the drive for new battery technology, which is the key to the whole enchilada. <<< Absolutely. This is the whole key. Doing SOMETHING is better than doing NOTHING. If you do SOMETHING you will eventually get SOMEWHERE. If you do NOTHING, you will stay where you are forever. Sorry for the caps. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~