Hash Tag Fact Check

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]
'“Our batteries are highly recyclable - based on our Bill of Materials on average we have 83% of steel and copper, by weight. They are close to 100% recyclable. There are technologies being developed to recycle the rest, which is Li-ion cells themselves. Some companies already claim 50%, which takes OneCharge batteries to around 90% recycling rate. It is important to mention that we plan to repurpose the batteries after the end of their useful life in lift trucks. Around 80% of cells usually can still work in less demanding applications, such as home energy storage. There is a lot of potential here, we just have not accumulated enough old batteries, they just keep working!”' - [4]

Lithium vs Lead Acid Life

If low depth of discharge - only 20% - lead acid lasts a long time. 7000 cycles, or 20 years. [5]

The renewable revolution has been won - [6]. 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.”'

Use lead acid at low depth of discharge for the most affordable option
Lithium will run out by 2100 if no recucling occurs. But it's recyclable - so recycling will increase. [7]
The nonscarce solution from the distributed economy perspective is Solar Hydrogen.