With batteries providing so much “energy” to power things, there will have to be a way to recycle worn out batteries. A huge slush fund will be created and big bucks will be shelled out to the “friends” of the administration (think Solyndra). Money will flow into the pockets of these criminals...leaving behind mega-toxic battery dump sites...because they never really intended to recycle the batteries anyway. Crooked politicians will given the opportunity to invest in these companies in advance (insider trading). Recyclers will be awarded carbon credits for such a beneficial industry. Company stock prices will soar...with the crooked pols getting rich. Families living near these toxic waste sites will begin dying of cancer, but no investigation well be done.
You are such an optimist!