"Recycling
Keeping an Eye on Tomorrow, Today
It probably comes as no surprise that a forward-thinking company like Tesla Motors thinks a lot about the future. We do.
That‘s why the tires and the battery of every Tesla Motors vehicle are recyclable. Reuse is such a key part of our philosophy that we‘ve already arranged to have our car batteries safely recycled — even before we‘ve sold our first car. The cost of recycling is built into the purchase price of the car, so there‘s never a reason “why not” to recycle."
http://www.teslamotors.com/learn_more/recycling.php