68340 | Did Google search and this is what it told me.
Average EV battery uses 30 # of cobalt.
Recycled EV battery saves 20 # of the 30 # originally used. So the second time around you need to add 10 # of new cobalt. Third time another 10 #. Forth time it will be all new cobalt. So you get 3 batteries before you use all new cobalt. If I add it up it is 30 + 10 + 10 = 50 # cobalt used for 3 batteries.
3 cars at 200,000 per car equals a total of 600,000 miles.
Goggle also said that 1 pound of cobalt is needed to refine 80,000 gallons of fuel. 50 # of cobalt X 80,000 = 4,000,000 gallons.
How far will 4,000,000 gallons take a ICE vehicle that gets say 25 mpg. 4,000,000 X 25 = 100,000,000 miles
100,000,000 miles / 200,000 miles per vehicle = 500 vehicles.
Hmmm. Looks like I can use 50 # of cobalt to drive 3 EV for 200,000 each OR use 50 # cobalt to drive 500 ICE for 200,000 each.
Is this right ?
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