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by shawabawa3 3975 days ago
It's summed up nicely here:

> http://www.powertechsystems.eu/en/technics/lithium-ion-vs-le...

Basically, lead acid have much lower lifespans, and also degrade very quickly if discharged below 50%. So straight off you have to double the size of your battery to not massively shorten the lifespan, so his costs are already closer to $0.30/Wh.

Also, lead acid batteries are larger/heavier per Wh, and even if you never discharge below 50% last less than half the time of Lithium batteries