An Instagram post understates how much lithium could be contained in a haul truck used for mining.
The post says 500,000 pounds of earth must be moved to extract enough lithium for one Tesla battery. But that is inaccurate when it comes to spodumene mining, Moran said; It takes less than 10,000 pounds of ore to produce around 2,000 pounds of spodumene.
The only way a truck hauling 500,000 pounds of earth would contain minerals for just a single car battery is if the ore’s lithium content was 0.1%, Anderson said.that supplies some of the lithium Tesla uses said its ore naturally contains up to about 2.1% lithium, making it highly unlikely that a truck would carry enough mineral for only one battery.
"Mining is extractive and does not have zero impact, but the impact spans a large range, and lithium mining and use is on the low end of this, not to mention necessary to build a fully electric economy," Moran said.An Instagram post shared an image of large machinery and said it’s"required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.
The only way a truck hauling 500,000 pounds of earth would contain minerals for just a single car battery is if the ore’s lithium content was 0.1%. The ores from the hard-rock mine Tesla uses contain up to 2.1% lithium. It takes less than 10,000 pounds of material to produce 2,000 pounds of spodumene — a mineral filled with lithium aluminum inosilicate. The maximum amount of lithium a Tesla car battery contains is around 165 pounds.
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