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Tesla’s Four Million Mile Battery
Proterra | Electric Vehicle Technology Manufacturer
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So, I'm thinking of writing something on energy storage. Specifically: how long will lithium ion batteries dominate, and to the extent alternatives become competitive, will it be alt chemistries for EV batteries or some type of large-scale stationary storage? Or both? Thoughts?
David Robertsx.comA typical lithium car battery weighing about 450 kilograms contains about 11 kilograms of lithium, nearly 14 kilograms of cobalt, 27 kilograms of nickel, more than 40 kilograms of copper, and 50 kilograms of graphite—as well as about 181 kilograms of steel, aluminum, and plastics.