The High Costs of Lead-Acid Batteries

ECONOMIC IMPACT: frequent battery failure & replacement (every 2 - 5 years)

• $30-40B: The global cost of replacing lead-acid batteries every year, representing about 75% of all sales (page 11)

• #1 reliability issue in automobiles, generators, and other equipment... lead-acid batteries often fail suddenly, without warning

HEALTH IMPACT: Lead is a Top 10 "chemical of major public health concern" per the WHO

• 1.5 Million Deaths per Year & 33M Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) attributed to lead exposure

• 1/3 of Kids Worldwide are poisoned by lead, a main cause of developmental brain disorders

• 86% of global lead pollution is from lead-acid batteries, especially from unregulated "recycling plants"