Electric vehicles (EVs) are a cleaner option than gasoline alternatives and are essential for reducing emissions that cause climate change and illness

How Many Minerals Do We Really Need for EV Batteries?

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2025-01-01 15:00:07

Electric vehicles (EVs) are a cleaner option than gasoline alternatives and are essential for reducing emissions that cause climate change and illnesses. UCS has estimated the minerals needed to electrify passenger vehicle sales in the United States and our recent report has exciting findings– we can electrify using less minerals than previously thought!

Our estimates show that with the right policies and the cooperation of industry, we can continue electrifying our cars and trucks using nearly 50% less newly mined lithium than expected from now until 2050.

How? By investing in battery recycling, EV efficiency, charging, battery innovation, and more choices of transportation modes. Essentially, the amount of minerals needed to create our vehicles is reduced through:

These attainable strategies reduce the overall minerals needed to electrify and make it easier to meet demand with recycled materials.