How Much Copper Is Used In Electric Cars. You could just as easily. According to analysts at Morgan Stanley the average electric vehicle has 165 pounds of copper in it.
And a fully electric vehicle can use up to a mile of copper wiring. While conventional cars contain roughly 20 to 50 pounds of copper a hybrid electric vehicle HEV typically contains 85 pounds of copper. While conventional cars have 18-49 pounds of copper hybrid electric vehicles HEV contain approximately 85 pounds plug-in hybrid electric vehicles PHEV use 132 pounds battery electric.
Copper usage for each vehicle type is listed below.
Thats 45000 tons just for Tesla. Over 88 pounds of copper are in the batteries alone. While conventional cars contain roughly 20 to 50 pounds of copper a hybrid electric vehicle HEV typically contains 85 pounds of copper. A hybrid needs about 40 kg and a fully electric car has roughly 80 kg of copper 176 pounds.
