Re: battery refunds

["Thomas J Webster" <ford1929@frontiernet.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Electro Automotive" <electro@cruzio.com>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: battery refunds


>
> >Surprise no. 1:  the golf cart place in town lies.  They wouldn't take
> >them like they said.  This is the same place that wouldn't sell or loan
me
> >a handle to take mine out.
> >
> >Surprise no. 2:  Our local wal-mart pays $5 a battery for used batteries
> >(the recycler gives them $10 each).
> >
> >Anybody else getting anywhere close to $5 each?
>
> I would be very interested in hearing about people's experiences around
the
> country in disposing of battery cores.  Here in California (I believe this
> still applies, did last time I checked) you are REQUIRED to turn in a core
> when you buy a new battery, or they charge you a core charge.  And the
> battery dealers are legally REQUIRED to take the cores.  There are also
> battery recycling centers where they can be dropped off free. I don't
> believe anyone here is paying anything for battery cores, they just charge
> you if you don't have one.
>
> How does it work elsewhere?
>
>
> Shari Prange
> Electro Automotive  POB 1113  Felton  CA 95018-1113  Telephone
831-429-1989
> http://www.electroauto.com   electro@cruzio.com
> Electric Car Conversion Kits * Components * Books * Videos * Since 1979
>
>

Guys, In my neck of the woods I have never had any problems returning
batteries to be recycled. When I bought new batteries for my Mack dumptruck,
I asked them if they would pick up batteries to be returned and they said
shure. Has anybody done this when doing this when re-packing a ev? -Tom