Quote Originally Posted by Necron99
Hydrogen cells are the future of personal transport.
The problem there is storing the Hydrogen. No lightweight method available. Suggestion is storing Methane and get the hydrogen out of it. But you could then burn the Methane directly.

Quote Originally Posted by woolyback
hope that makes sense
No, it doesn't. Modern batteries have many load cycles. Their materials can be recycled efficiently too. No waste of energy in that setup.

Quote Originally Posted by Necron99
batteries are made from rare earth metals
Rare earth metals are not as rare as their name suggests. The present shortage is artificial as the Chinese have pushed everybody else out of the market with low prices and then produced that shortage.

All of the above do not mean I am a great fan of electric cars. They have their uses but cannot replace combustion engines completely.