I could easily quibble with some of the assumptions, but a basic analysis [1] shows that... > A USGS report from 2011 reports 80 million tons (Mt) of lead in k

I could easily quibble with some of the assumptions, but a basic analysis [1] shows that... > A USGS report from 2011 reports 80 million tons (Mt) of lead in known reserves worldwide, with 7 Mt in the U.S. [...] That’s still not enough to build the battery for the U.S. alone. https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/08/nation-sized-battery/ https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/08/nation-sized-battery/