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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Speaking of things that people don't think of, most of the nickel used is coming from recycled sources, and at the end of their life cycle, the batteries are fully recyclable again.
I can't find a source on the Prius, but GM says that most nickel is recycled and they will be using as much recycled nickel as they can for their batteries:
http://archives.media.gm.com/volt/ef...attery_102.pdf
But the Volt will be using Lithium which is even better... I wonder what the naysayers are going to say then.... |
The Volt is also supposed to be about $50,000. I'd rather drive pollute the earth in a Audi A4 than drive in a prissy Chevy Volt.