does anyone know the amount of copper in a Model 3? Some detractors are saying it is 3x more (about 75 lbs) than a typical ICE car. Unfortunately I have not been able to find any details. Thank you.
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Sure a professor has the opinion that EVs use significantly more critical metals than a typical ICE car and if EVs were to scale we do not have the copper, cobalt and rare earths to support them.Sorry, but could you please explain the significance of this
"Those who can't do, teach; those who can't teach, teach gym; those who can't teach gym, end up in middle management."But then I guess those who can't do, teach.
Sure a professor has the opinion that EVs use significantly more critical metals than a typical ICE car and if EVs were to scale we do not have the copper, cobalt and rare earths to support them.
Not sure of that as due to the insulation, much of the chassis wiring is not recycled from cars from my understanding.Uh, no, the "critical metals" are not all that critical and are always recycled. Just a FUDster argument of zero consequence.
I disagree. The copper windings in the motors are not present in ICE vehicles, nor are the high voltage cables. Both contain many kilos of copper.To put it simply, a Model 3 has about the same amount of copper as any other car.
High amperage power cables are heavy, so not only motor has a lot of a copper.
But copper is not a rare and costly metal. In addition, electric motors have very long lifespans.
Do you know this for sure? I would be surprised to know this as to make loses at minimum aluminium cables should be much thicker than copper cables for the same amperage.The Model 3 has thick aluminum high amperage cables.
Maybe you should quit drinking canned beer/soda so we don't run out of aluminum.