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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.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.cobalt| 7.7 kg|Amount of cobalt in an average electric vehicle battery |Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}}
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{{dp|ev.battery|60 kWh|Battery capacity of an average electric vehicle        |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" />}}
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{{dp|copper.reserves|1 billion tonnes|Copper metal: mineral reserves, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
{{dp|cobalt.reserves|11 million tonnes
{{dp|lithium.reserves|28 million tonnes|Lithium metal: mineral reserves, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />}}
|Cobalt metal: mineral reserves, world total
{{dp|nickel.reserves|130 million tonnes|Nickel metal: mineral reserves, world total|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
}}
{{dp|cobalt.mine_production|230000 tonnes/year|Cobalt metal: production from mining, world total
{{dp|cobalt.land_resources|25 million tonnes
|Data from 2023. Significantly higher than in 2022 (197000 tonnes/year).<br />Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
|Cobalt metal: terrestrial resources identified, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
}}
{{dp|copper.mine_production|22 million tonnes/year|Copper metal: production from mining, world total
{{dp|cobalt.ocean_resources|120 million tonnes
|Data from 2023.<br />Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
|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.refinery_production|27 million tonnes/year|Copper metal: production including from scrap. world total
{{dp|cobalt.mine_production|230000 tonnes/year
|Data from 2023.<br />Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
|Cobalt metal: production from mining, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
<br />Data from 2023. Significantly higher than in 2022 (197000 tonnes/year).
}}
}}
{{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).<br />Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
{{dp|copper.reserves|1 billion tonnes
|Copper metal: mineral reserves, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|copper.resources|2.1 billion tonnes
|Copper metal: identified mineral ''resources'', world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|copper.mine_production|22 million tonnes/year
|Copper metal: production from mining, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
<br />Data from 2023
}}
{{dp|copper.refinery_production|27 million tonnes/year
|Copper metal: production including from scrap, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
<br />Data from 2023
}}
 
{{dp|lithium.reserves|28 million tonnes
|Lithium metal: mineral reserves, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
}}
{{dp|nickel.mine_production|3.6 million tonnes/year|Nickel metal: production from mining, world total
{{dp|lithium.resources|105 million tonnes
|Data from 2023.<br />Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
|Lithium metal: Estimated ''resources'', world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|lithium.mine_production|180000 tonnes/year
|Lithium metal: production from mining, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
<br />Data from 2023. Significantly higher than in 2022 (146000 tonnes/year).
}}
}}
{{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|nickel.reserves|130 million tonnes
|Nickel metal: mineral reserves, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|nickel.resources|350 million tonnes
|Estimated nickel ''resources'', world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
}}
{{dp|nickel.mine_production|3.6 million tonnes/year
|Nickel metal: production from mining, world total
|Source: USGS <ref name="usgs" />
<br />Data from 2023
}}
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{{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.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<br /><br />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|world.semi_trucks|50 million|Number of semi trucks in the world|Data from 2023. Source: TODO<br /><br />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|tesla_semi.battery|1000 kWh|Battery capacity of a Tesla Semi, model ___| Source: TODO}}
{{dp|li_ion.energy_by_mass|163 watt hours per kilogram
|Specific energy of a lithium-ion battery
|https://www.cei.washington.edu/education/science-of-solar/battery-technology/
The article provides a range of values: 100 to 265 Wh/kg
<br />We take the geometric average: 163 Wh/kg
<!-- TALK: is this source too old? find something newer? -->
}}


{{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).}}
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{{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.battery.mass|ev.battery / li_ion.energy_by_mass
{{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).}}
|Mass of a typical EV battery (car or van, not a commercial vehicle)
|Calculated from other datapoints
}}
{{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).
}}


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{{calc
{{calc
|ev.cobalt * world.cars + world.semi_trucks * ev_semi.cobalt
|ev.cobalt * world.cars + world.semi_trucks * ev_semi.cobalt
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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
|ev.cobalt
|% ev.battery.mass
}}


==References==
==References==
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