Well, a lot of this will be fixed, probably within this decade, by moving to sulphur- or silicon-based batteries. A lot of r&amp;d has already gone into them, so fingers crossed for a quick commercial adoption, because while the carbon footprint of electric cars is smaller than ICE throughout their respective lifespans (given the right mix of renewable energy production), the current battery production is indeed abhorrent.,(reply>), finally a sane comment thats not just onesided:)