EVs vs. Gas Vehicles: What Are Cars Made Out Of? 🚗 https://lnkd.in/geiGM-NE
Thank you for sharing! This is a great figure that illustrates just how much resources it takes. An additional, if we can add, that is typically overlooked, but for hard rock lithium extraction, it takes 2.3 kg of sulfur for each kilogram of lithium. Therefore, 20.5 kg of sulfur or 38.5 kg of pure pyrite (FeS2). This is something often overlooked in lithium extraction. However, it takes a significant amount of sulfur to extract lithium. Brines, however, are processed differently.
Just had an idea. If a Tesla battery cost is $3000 for a 60kWh, does that mean the recycled battery will have a high value still at end of life?
Probably besides the purpose of this particular infographic, but let's not forget about the great amount of plastics present in the automotive industry! Perhaps on next infographic we could see estimates on number and types of plastics that go into our daily drives?
When one thing is much heavier than the other, it must have something more and will not be nothing. Will something be happened that heavier similar products use less materials?
Why not noted oil products?
I achieved some real clarity after this reading - thanks for sharing.
Education and Training Manager at Future Battery Industries CRC
4w"Steel and Aluminium not included". Gotta love the fine print :-) Also missing is silicon. And fill up the fuel tank and change graphite to carbon (50 kg in petroleum). And fill up the fuel tank again. And again. And again. . .