Inside each EV battery are over 6,000 individual lithium-ion cells. It is noted that to manufacture each battery you must process 25,000 pounds of brine for the lithium, 30,000 pounds of ore for the cobalt, 5,000 pounds of ore for the nickel and 25,000 pounds of ore for copper. All told, it is said, you dig up 500,000 pounds – about 225 tonnes – of the Earth’s crust for just one battery.
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>Inside each EV battery are over 6,000 individual lithium-ion cells. It is noted that to manufacture each battery you must process 25,000 pounds of brine for the lithium, 30,000 pounds of ore for the cobalt, 5,000 pounds of ore for the nickel and 25,000 pounds of ore for copper. All told, it is said, you dig up 500,000 pounds – about 225 tonnes – of the Earth’s crust for just one battery.
This is sure green and good for the environment. Ask Greta.
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