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Hmm so 300 million cars with 50 kg lithium in each. That's about four years worth of global car production. Would make a dent in oil usage certainly!
by Gravityloss 3y ago
Hmm so 300 million cars with 50 kg lithium in each. That's about four years worth of global car production. Would make a dent in oil usage certainly!
- kwhitefoot 3y agoAn EV doesn't have 50 kg of lithium. The 70 kWh battery in my Tesla S has about 12 kg of lithium.
- Gravityloss 3y agoHmm the the first source I found said 60 kg but now found others saying a lot less like only 6 kg. https://electrek.co/2016/11/01/breakdown-raw-materials-tesla-batteries-possible-bottleneck/ https://electrek.co/2016/11/01/breakdown-raw-materials-tesla... https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/the-key-minerals-in-an-ev-battery/ https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/the-key-minerals-in-an...
- Aloisius 3y agoThe 63 kg number is lithium carbonate equivalent, not elemental lithium. It originated from a Goldman report and they used it because lithium carbonate is what's traded.
- stetrain 3y agoAnd long term the supply a new lithium needed per year will be less than that needed to meet that year's global car production. Most of the metals used in EV batteries are recyclable, they aren't consumed permanently by putting them in a battery.