back What will Tesla Motors' battery super plant mean for Critical Mineral demand?
June 2, 2014 | Category: Cobalt News
Following the news that US-headquartered car giant Tesla Motors Inc. plans to construct what it is calling a 'Gigafactory' to produce electric vehicle (EV) batteries, the spotlight has been placed on the global industrial minerals market.
Tesla is planning to double the world's battery production when it launches its Gigafactory in three years' time.
500,000 EV lithium-ion batteries will be produced when the Gigafactory hits capacity in 2020, a situation which could transform demand for the critical minerals graphite, lithium and cobalt.
In fact, it is estimated that the demand from the Tesla plant will increase the demand for cobalt by nearly 20% with an additional tonnes per annum required to satisfy expected battery production at the Gigafactory.
This free report from Industrial Mineral Data quantifies the potential mineral demand from Tesla's ambitious project. It also looks at the potential mines of the future, as the EV manufacturer looks to secure the raw materials that will fuel a new global battery age.
Contents:
- Building a battery super-plant in south-west US
- An EV lithium-ion battery: how is it made and where are the minerals used?
- Conceived in the US, Made in China: the return of 21st Century US manufacturing
- Where do EV battery raw materials come from? Graphite, rare earths, cobalt and lithium
- Does Elon Musk know where Tesla's battery-grade graphite comes from?
- Tesla's demand for critical minerals
- What critical minerals are on Tesla's doorstep?
- Critical mineral supply security: a matter of US national security
- Global critical minerals hotspots
- Critical mineral supply security: a matter of US national security