How Much Copper Goes Into An Electric Car. But this is going to change as more companies start. This question comes from Jim Barlow a Wyoming architect through our IE Questions project.
To power these vehicles millions of new battery packs will need to be built. AC motors average 7-9 percent copper. Transportation consumed 19 of global refined copper followed by electric and electronic products at 18 consumer and general products at 12 and industrial machinery and equipment at 7.
Copper and energy efficiency Copper is a very good electrical conductor.
But it turns out the the electric car batteries are eco-villains in the production process of creating them. A pure electric vehicle contains more than a mile of copper wiring in its stator windings. Copper usage for each vehicle type is listed below. Teslas high-performance copper rotor motor delivers 300 horsepower and weighs 100 lbs 454 kg.
