I know lithium-based batteries can be more cost-effective for mobile applications because of the weight savings, but I had not seen this claim before:
Yes Lithium are for sure more efficiency and more cost effective than Lead Acid I will soon do a video about that since most people do not get that.
That quote is from a post from April about a new open-source hardware solar battery management system. In the past, I had heard that lead-acid batteries' cheaper cost makes them better to use for applications where size and weight are not an issue. I am interested in the solar battery charging system, but since the thread was two months old, and my questions are slightly off topic anyway, I thought I would start a new topic.
Does anyone know of good references to read, regarding the cost-effectiveness of lithium batteries? Does the increased cost-effectiveness come from their higher efficiency? Are they more efficient because they have a lower internal resistance?
Is there any real advantage to lead-acid in terms of availability? I mean, are there places in the world where you wouldn't be able to get lithium batteries, but lead-acid are common?
From my observations, lead-acid batteries seem more common, but if Li-Ion and LiFePO4 really are more cost-effective, are they likely to be more common than lead-acid in the future? For instance, will manufacturers of cars, boats, emergency lighting, and UPSs start using lithium batteries to replace the traditional lead-acid ones?
I suppose there is a safety issue too. Are lead-acid batteries inherently safer in case of accidental shorting, or in a fire?