Raw Material Requirements for Tesla Batteries: Insights and Environmental Impact
To make a Tesla battery, you need about 12 tons of rock for lithium, 5 tons of cobalt, 3 tons of nickel, and 12 tons of copper. In total, you must process around 500,000 pounds of raw materials to produce 1,000 pounds of battery. The production process emits about 184 pounds of CO2, impacting the … Read more