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An EV doesn't have 50 kg of lithium. The 70 kWh battery in my Tesla S has about 12 kg of lithium.
by kwhitefoot 3y ago
An 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.