how do you feel about electric performance cars?

What is rarely mentioned is the manufacture and disposal of the batteries. Where do the rare earth materials /minerals come from in the manufacture and who controls the supply of those required materials? What is the environmental impact on surrounding population and ground waters of extracting those materials? What is the toxicity of those materials and their impact on cancer rates? How do we safely dispose of all these batteries once they reach end of useful life? What are the risks and costs to the consumer and general population versus the benefits of using battery powered vehicles compared to other alternatives like hydrogen fueled or natural gas fueled vehicles?