In 2020, Tesla deployed 18,700 tonnes of LCE onto roads globally in the batteries of its newly sold passenger EVs, more than the next four EV makers (BYD, VW, Renault and Audi) combined, according to data from Adamas Intelligence’s EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker . In total, 67% of Tesla’s lithium consumption last year was for the Model 3, 17% for the Model Y and the remaining 16% for the Model S and Model X, combined. By region, 47% of Tesla’s lithium consumption in 2020 rolled onto roads in the Americas, 34% in the Asia Pacific region, 19% in Europe, and less than 1% elsewhere. At the group level (rather than make), Tesla consumed more lithium than the next two groups combined—Volkswagen and BYD—respectively. Lithium Hydroxide leads but Lithium Carbonate making inroads. Through the first three quarters of 2020, 100% of Tesla’s lithium consumption was in the […]