Benefits | Sustainable
EPA reports that lead batteries have a 99% recycling rate.
Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2015 Fact Sheet, Environmental Protection Agency, July 2018
A new lead battery is typically comprised of more than 80% recycled material.
“Environmental Impact and Life Cycle Assessment of Lead Battery and Architectural Sheet Production,” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2016
Lead batteries are used worldwide in virtually every hybrid and electric vehicle. They are an integral part of start-stop and micro-hybrid engine systems, which lower fuel consumption by up to 10%
“Environmental Impact and Life Cycle Assessment of Lead Battery and Architectural Sheet Production,” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2016
Benefits | Essential
Over 70% of the world’s rechargeable energy storage needs, including the booming renewable energy sector’s requirements, are met by efficient lead batteries.
The Rechargeable Battery Market and Main Trends 2018-2030, Avicenne Energy, March 2019
Lead batteries power more than 275 million cars and trucks in the U.S., delivering people to jobs, education and healthcare.
Vehicles-in-Operation, IHS Markit, April 2019
Lead batteries help to safely transport Americans via public transportation 34 million times each weekday.
American Public Transportation Association, 2019
The New York Stock Exchange relies on lead battery backup power to protect its critical online data.
“Berks a Major Player in Worldwide Battery Production,” Reading Eagle, July 2017
Benefits | Innovative
Start-stop technology utilizing lead batteries is eliminating 4.5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually in the U.S.
Consortium for Battery Innovation, 2019
Every U.S. mass-produced car and truck (over 275 million), including every electric vehicle, contains and relies on lead batteries.
Vehicles-in-Operation, IHS Markit, April 2019
Benefits | Safe
The 2017 Sustainable Consortium Impact Report recognized the industry for its strong record on worker health and safety.
2017 Impact Report, The Sustainability Consortium, 2017
Modern, closed-loop recycling in the U.S. keeps more than 130 million lead batteries from landfills each year.
National Recycling Rate Study, Battery Council International, 2019
Benefits | Reliable
34 million times each weekday, lead batteries help transport Americans via public transportation.
American Public Transportation Association, 2019
Circular Economy
Research shows that 62% of U.S. firms are planning to move to a circular economy. The lead battery industry leads the curve by being in the 16% who already have.
Opportunity and Disruption: How Circular Thinking Could Change US Business Models, ING Americas, Jan. 2019
A new lead battery is typically comprised of more than 80% recycled material.
“Environmental Impact and Life Cycle Assessment of Lead Battery and Architectural Sheet Production,” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2016
By 2050, a more circular economy can cut emissions from heavy industry by 56% in the EU alone.
The Circular Economy – A Powerful Force for Climate Mitigation, Material Economics, 2018
Global competition for finite resources will intensify as world population and economies grow.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2019
U.S. lead battery manufacturers source approximately 70% of lead from domestic recycling facilities.
Principal Analyst Lead Markets, Wood Mackenzie, 2019
$4.5 trillion – The predicted amount of additional economic output generated by the circular economy by 2030.
Waste to Wealth: Creating Advantage in a Circular Economy, Accenture, 2015
The world entrusts 70% of its rechargeable energy storage needs to lead batteries.
The Rechargeable Battery Market and Main Trends 2018-2030, Avicenne Energy, May 2019
The EPA ranks lead batteries as the most recycled product in the U.S.
Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2015 Fact Sheet, Environmental Protection Agency, July 2018
Modern, closed-loop recycling keeps more than 130 million lead batteries from landfills each year.
National Recycling Rate Study, Battery Council International, 2019
In recognition of the challenges and need to recycle lithium-ion batteries, the U.S. Department of Energy has established a $5.5 million prize to “accelerate the development of [lithium-ion battery recycling] solutions from concept to prototype to demonstration.”
Energy Department Announces Battery Recycling Prize and Battery Recycling R&D Center, Department of Energy, Jan. 2019
Lead batteries have a 99% recycling rate, the highest of any consumer product in the U.S.
National Recycling Rate Study, Battery Council International, 2017
Lead batteries rank among the top five consumer product categories in sustainability.
2017 Impact Report, The Sustainability Consortium, 2017
Solutions | Start-Stop Technology
Start-stop technology utilizing lead batteries is eliminating 4.5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually in the U.S.
Consortium for Battery Innovation, 2019
Solutions | Start-Stop Vehicles Infographic
Start-stop technology is a revolutionary step toward energy efficiency. Hybrid vehicles have always had this feature.
FOTW #1087: Non-Hybrid Stop/Start Systems Were Installed on 35.7% of All Light-Duty Trucks Produced in Model Year 2018, U.S. Department of Energy, June 2019
Between 2016 – 2020, start-stop vehicles surge from 25 million to 65 million vehicles in North America, Europe and China.
Johnson Controls, 2016
From 2018-2022, the market for automotive start-stop systems is predicted to grow at nearly 20% (CAGR).
Global Automotive Start-Stop System market 2018-2022, Infiniti Research Limited, Feb 2018
At the close of 2020, 35% of passenger cars sold in the U.S. will have this feature, compared to 9% in 2016.
Global Start-Stop Technology Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2022, P&S Market Research, Feb 2017
Between 2012–2018, the number of light-duty trucks sold in the U.S. with start-stop grew from less than 1% to almost 36%.
The 2018 EPA Automotive Trends Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology since 1975, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 2019
Start-stop technology using lead batteries is eliminating 4.5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually in the U.S.
Consortium for Battery Innovation, 2019
Solutions | Vehicles
Approximately 60% of all forklifts in the U.S. use lead batteries to move the materials that fuel our economy.
Top 20 Lift Truck Suppliers in 2019: Market Reaches New Heights, Modern Materials Handling, 2019
Every U.S. mass-produced car and truck (over 275 million), including every electric vehicle, contains and relies on lead batteries.
Vehicles-in-Operation, IHS Markit, April 2019