Teslarati has publicised a report said to be carried in the Republic of Congo'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.
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.