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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

This is 2 to 3 times lower than the 150-200kg of CO2eq estimate measured by the same researchers in 2017. This 2017 study has been used by anti-EV commentators to discredit the climate performance of EVs. Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

This is 2 to 3 times lower than the 150-200kg of CO2eq estimate measured by the same researchers in 2017. This 2017 study has been used by anti-EV commentators to discredit the climate performance of EVs. Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019.

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