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Lead acid is 99% recycled today. Lithium ion is hardly recycled - [1]
Lithium batteries rely on strategic resources and are not great for the environment - [2]
'Thus, while the 99% recycling statistic is important, it may understate the potential for lead contamination via this process. However, the situation would definitely be much worse if these batteries were being landfilled, as a single lead acid battery in a landfill has the potential to contaminate a large area. ' - [3]

If low depth of discharge - only 20% - lead acid lasts a long time. 7000 cycles, or 20 years. [4]

The renewable revolution has been won - [5]. Polsky is a wind power billionaire, says '“If you’re just making money, you can only go so far,’’ he says. “When you have a mission, a conviction, you perform on a completely different level. You believe so strongly, you don’t take no for an answer.”'

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 *Lead acid is 99% recycled today. Lithium ion is hardly recycled - [https://blog.se.com/datacenter/2016/03/03/are-lithium-ion-batteries-greener-than-lead-acid/]
 *Lithium batteries rely on strategic resources and are not great for the environment - [https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lithium-batteries-environment-impact]
+*'Thus, while the 99% recycling statistic is important, it may understate the potential for lead contamination via this process. However, the situation would definitely be much worse if these batteries were being landfilled, as a single lead acid battery in a landfill has the potential to contaminate a large area. ' - [https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2020/01/19/environmental-implications-of-lead-acid-and-lithium-ion-batteries/?sh=33d6083f7bf5]
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 *If low depth of discharge - only 20% -  lead acid lasts a long time. 7000 cycles, or 20 years. [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55d039b5e4b061baebe46d36/t/56284a92e4b0629aedbb0874/1445481106401/Fact+sheet_Lead+acid+vs+lithium+ion.pdf]