Tesla's battery recycling program increased its performance between 2022 and 2023. In 2023 the American company recovered more lithium and nickel than in 2022. However, the volume of copper and cobalt recovered for recycling dropped in 2022.
The battery-electric vehicle manufacturer is one of the market leaders in electric vehicles and seeks to reduce its reliance on primary mined minerals to improve its environmental footprint.
Total amount of recovered raw materials from batteries for recycling by Tesla between 2021 and 2023 by raw material
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