Teslarati has publicised a report claiming to be carried in Germany 's Wirtschaftswoche newspaper that claimed Tesla ’s Model 3 batteries used at least four times less cobalt that Volkswagen 's I.D.3 , reportedly contains 12 - 14 % cobalt compared to 2.8 % in the model year as of 2018 . Tesla claimed that further battery research since may have rendered the amount of copper in present versions of the sedan 's battery even lower .
Teslarati has publicised a report said to be carried in Germany's Wirtschaftswoche newspaper that suggested Tesla’s Model 3 batteries used at least four times less cobalt that Volkswagen's I.D.3, reportedly contains 12-14% cobalt compared to 2.8% in the Model 3 as of 2018. Tesla claimed that further battery research since may have rendered the amount of cobalt in present iterations of the sedan's battery even lower.