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	\|\|Tesla boasts that their batteries have "only" 3% cobalt, but that's actually ''worse'' than the status quo average:		\|\|Tesla boasts that their batteries have "only" 3% cobalt, but that's actually ''worse'' than the '''status quo average:'''
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	==References==		==References==

Elie at 18:05, 30 March 2024

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	{{pn\|TALK: What about buses? And any other large vehicles this calculation missed?}}		{{pn\|TALK: What about buses? And any other large vehicles this calculation missed?}}

	~~Tesla boasts that their batteries have "only" 3% cobalt, but that's actually ''worse'' than the status quo average:~~
	{{calc		{{calc
	\|ev.cobalt		\|ev.cobalt
	\|% ev.battery.mass		\|% ev.battery.mass
			\|\|Tesla boasts that their batteries have "only" 3% cobalt, but that's actually ''worse'' than the status quo average:
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References

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	[https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/mcs2024 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024]		[https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/mcs2024 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024]
	<br />https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2024		<br />https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2024
	{{minor\|Even though the publication is U.S.-based, it ~~also contains~~ data regarding the '''entire world''''s minerals.}}		{{minor\|Even though the publication is U.S.-based, it provides data regarding the '''entire world''''s minerals.}}
	</ref>		</ref>
	<ref name="s1">		<ref name="s1">

Elie at 17:44, 30 March 2024

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{{dp|ev.nickel|28.9 kg|Amount of nickel in an average electric vehicle battery |Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}}
{{dp|ev.cobalt| 7.7 kg|Amount of cobalt in an average electric vehicle battery |Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}}
{{dp|ev.lithium|5.9 kg|Amount of lithium in an average electric vehicle battery|Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}}
{{dp|ev.battery|60 kWh|Battery capacity of an average electric vehicle |Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}}

{{dp|cobalt.reserves|11 million tonnes|Cobalt metal: mineral reserves, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|copper.reserves|1 billion tonnes|Copper metal: mineral reserves, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|lithium.reserves|28 million tonnes|Lithium metal: mineral reserves, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|nickel.reserves|130 million tonnes|Nickel metal: mineral reserves, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|cobalt.mine_production|230000 tonnes/year|Cobalt metal: production from mining, world total
|Data from 2023. Significantly higher than in 2022 (197000 tonnes/year). Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|copper.mine_production|22 million tonnes/year|Copper metal: production from mining, world total
|Data from 2023. Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|copper.refinery_production|27 million tonnes/year|Copper metal: production including from scrap. world total
|Data from 2023. Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|lithium.mine_production|180000 tonnes/year|Lithium metal: production from mining, world total
|Data from 2023. Significantly higher than in 2022 (146000 tonnes/year). Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|nickel.mine_production|3.6 million tonnes/year|Nickel metal: production from mining, world total
|Data from 2023. Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|cobalt.land_resources|25 million tonnes|Cobalt metal: terrestrial resources identified, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|cobalt.ocean_resources|120 million tonnes|Cobalt metal: resources identified in polymetallic nodules and crusts on the floor of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|copper.resources|2.1 billion tonnes|Identified copper ''resources'', world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|lithium.resources|105 million tonnes|Estimated lithium ''resources'', world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|nickel.resources|350 million tonnes|Estimated nickel ''resources'', world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}

{{dp|world.cars|1.44 billion|Number of cars in the world|Includes vans and small trucks, but not semi trucks. Data from 2023. Source: TODO}}
{{dp|world.semi_trucks|50 million|Number of semi trucks in the world|Data from 2023. Source: TODO A semi truck (also known as a freight truck) is used for transporting goods, and it is far larger than a typical road vehicle.}}
{{dp|tesla_semi.battery|1000 kWh|Battery capacity of a Tesla Semi, model ___| Source: TODO}}

{{dp|ev_semi.cobalt|ev.cobalt / ev.battery * tesla_semi.battery|Amount of cobalt metal in a typical electric semi truck|Calculated from other datapoints, based on the Tesla Semi (one of the few electric semi trucks on the market today/2024).}}
{{dp|ev_semi.lithium|ev.lithium / ev.battery * tesla_semi.battery|Amount of lithium metal in a typical electric semi truck|Calculated from other datapoints, based on the Tesla Semi (one of the few electric semi trucks on the market today/2024).}}
{{dp|ev_semi.nickel|ev.nickel / ev.battery * tesla_semi.battery|Amount of nickel metal in a typical electric semi truck|Calculated from other datapoints, based on the Tesla Semi (one of the few electric semi trucks on the market today/2024).}}

{{calc
|ev.cobalt * world.cars + world.semi_trucks * ev_semi.cobalt
|% cobalt.reserves
}}
{{calc
|ev.lithium * world.cars + world.semi_trucks * ev_semi.lithium
|% lithium.reserves
}}
{{calc
|ev.nickel * world.cars + world.semi_trucks * ev_semi.nickel
|% nickel.reserves
}}
{{pn|TODO: Copper}}

{{pn|TALK: What about buses? And any other large vehicles this calculation missed?}}

==References==
<references>
<ref name="usgs">
[https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/mcs2024 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024]
 https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2024
{{minor|Even though the publication is U.S.-based, it also contains data regarding the '''entire world''''s minerals.}}
</ref>
<ref name="s1">
[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247675/weight-of-metal-in-lithium-ion-batteries/ Weight of metals in lithium-ion EV batteries 2020 - Statista]
{{minor|Even though the full data is behind a paywall, the summary is available:}}
"In 2020, an average lithium-ion battery contained around '''28.9''' kilograms of nickel, '''7.7''' kilogram of cobalt, and '''5.9''' kilogram of '''lithium'''. [...] Based on the average battery composition in 2020 with '''60 kWh''' capacity."
</ref>
</references>

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