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Climate Change / Re: Ford “Drastically” Cutting EV Lightning Workforce Hours
« Last post by banddag on Today at 04:19:28 pm »Then there's the cobalt. An EV typically needs 6 to 12 kg of the stuff - source: https://www.carwow.co.uk/blog/what-is-cobalt-used-for-in-elecrtic-cars#gref
Ev companies are getting away with using cobalt. 1/2 the Teslas made no longer use cobalt.
How much cobalt is in a Tesla car?
roughly 3% Cobalt
The cheaper Model Y cars (2 wheel drive) use LFP batteries that contain no Cobalt. Half the cars that Tesla make use the LFP chemistry. The remaining batteries Tesla use contain roughly 3% Cobalt by weight. The Cobalt in batteries is infinitely recyclable.Dec 18, 2023