Not only does nuclear fission have problems of disposing of radioactive waste, but there are problems with mining it (requires Diesel fuel and the ore is highly toxic) and terrorism risks.

Solar and wind power is the way to go for production of electricity. Bio-fuels for powering cars which need a larger range than electric vehicles can provide.

No need to change the energy infrastructure of the planet, just make the petrol in large central facilities instead of pumping it from the ground. The big problem is inventing a sufficiently cheap, safe, reliable energy source to power the synthesis. Nuclear fisson plants could provide enough energy but that’s just swapping extinction via global warming with extinction via radiation poisoning. Massive solar power plants could work, as could fusion power if they ever get it to work.

ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_storage#Synthetic_hydrocarbon_fuel

Even if someone wanted to miss out on the buy-back from an old battery and essentially throw money in the tip it would be illegal to do so in most first-world countries. There are usually strict laws about dumping commercial quantities of anything. You can legally put a 500g battery from home use in the bin, but a 100Kg battery pack from an electric car has legal requirements for it’s disposal.

Please learn about the technology before making further comments.