not including the $1000 or so fees for disposing of the toxic waste (lithium batteries are not accepted at the dump) Not in the US, at least according to

not including the $1000 or so fees for disposing of the toxic waste (lithium batteries are not accepted at the dump) Not in the US, at least according to the info I can find: "Lithium Ion batteries are classified by the federal government as non-hazardous waste and are safe for disposal in the normal municipal waste stream," says Kate Krebs at the National Recycling Coalition. http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/3285 http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/3285 Tesla also has a battery recycling program, but I'm not familiar with the specifics.