Environmental Aspects of Batteries

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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]

Lithium vs Lead Acid Life

  • If low depth of discharge - only 20% - lead acid lasts a long time. 7000 cycles, or 20 years. [3]