Draft:Lithium-ion batteries/Minerals
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 [2]
Source: USGS [2]
copper.mine_production
22 million tonnes/year
Copper metal: production from mining, world total
Data from 2023.
Source: USGS [2]
Source: USGS [2]
copper.refinery_production
27 million tonnes/year
Copper metal: production including from scrap. world total
Data from 2023.
Source: USGS [2]
Source: USGS [2]
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 [2]
Source: USGS [2]
nickel.mine_production
3.6 million tonnes/year
Nickel metal: production from mining, world total
Data from 2023.
Source: USGS [2]
Source: USGS [2]
cobalt.land_resources
25 million tonnes
Cobalt metal: terrestrial resources identified, world total
Source: USGS [2]
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 [2]
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
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.
A semi truck (also known as a freight truck) is used for transporting goods, and it is far larger than a typical road vehicle.
tesla_semi.battery
1000 kWh
Battery capacity of a Tesla Semi, model ___
Source: TODO
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).
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).
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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TALK: What about buses? And any other large vehicles this calculation missed?
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weight of metals in lithium-ion EV batteries 2020 - Statista 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."
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024
https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2024 Even though the publication is U.S.-based, it also contains data regarding the entire world's minerals.