Re:OK, but do your own research (Score 1)

No-one is going to abandon their 20 year old battery-electric wrecks. Even if they did, the batteries (dead or not) are worth money to the recycler. The reason 95% of car batteries are recycled is that it is cheaper to strip out the lead and re-smelt it for new batteries than to mine fresh lead - chances are the lead in your car battery has been round the clock more than once already.

And, btw, do the math on fuel consumption during the three year life of a battery pack - how many dollars would you otherwise spend on gas over that period?