[chris37]

My understanding is that when the battery is done, the car is done, and they last about 100,000 miles.

I have also understood that the batteries are not recycled. They contain rare and toxic elements that must be disposed of in other ways such as burying them.

[Frantzie]

What! Burying them? WTF!

I bet China will recycle em in some toxic way.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The batteries are warrantied for 100,000 miles — GM clearly expects them to last somewhat longer. These batteries are much more advanced than the repurposed laptop batteries used in the Tesla.

They will be recycled. Laptop and cellphone batteries can be recycled — provided you turn them in. The Volt batteries are much larger and more expensive — people will be motivated financially to recycle them.

There are plenty of valid criticisms about the Volt — starting with the fact that they're being subsidized by tax dollars. Using easily falsified arguments doesn't help the case against the Volt.