There was something I saw the other day, some fellow from Tesla spun off and was working battery recycling. Not sure how far it has gone yet. No doubt it is a problem.
I'm short on time at the moment but I have seen several articles exploring the CO2 generation. For an EV it is without a doubt higher up front. But between something like 50k and 100k the EV pulls ahead--highly dependent on the feed material for the power plant, of course.
I've been reading the articles I come across--have you? Free your mind indeed--I never thought I'd give up my manual transmission, manual windows, or live a life behind a computer screen. Much less see the day that hybrid cars would make sense.
But what happens to the battery at year 8 when it needs replacement? And does the car simply go to an early grave due to depreciation at that point? Old obsolete technology to expensive to fix? If the answers are not favorable for these important questions, then the ICE vehicle that is fixable and cost efficient is the clear lifecycle winner and the clear environmental winner, since ICE vehicles are designed to run 300k miles and last 30 years or more.