Thanks for posting on here also so we can continue our discussion from your post. I hope that we can share articles like yours and mine that we find on Steemit and grow our community of renewables/energy enthusiasts.
I agree that batteries are better than diesel and gasoline fumes, but the resources needed also lead to problems in sourcing them. That is my major concern. Eventually, will car components (batteries included) become so expensive that only the rich will be able to afford vehicles? I think the automobile industry will overcome the pricing hurdles faster in the near future than wind turbines and solar panels, but how long before we start seeing a decline in battery components? Just a thought.