- Tesla published its annual impact report for 2023, revealing what the company has achieved in its sustainable business drive and its next steps.
- The report tells some interesting facts about EVs, some of which will help fight various unfounded doubts about the lifetime emissions of electric cars.
- Some takeaway figures are that Tesla Model 3 and Y models have, on average, 85% of their battery capacity remaining after 200,000 miles of driving, and customers had avoided the release of 20m metric tonnes of CO2e across the use of all of its products.
The latest sustainability findings from Tesla
The impact report, which can be read in full here, made a point of noting that the average Tesla Model 3 or Y, after 200,000 miles of driving, will still have a remaining battery capacity of 85% – just a minor reduction in drivable range, especially considering that many ICE vehicles will need major repairs or complete engine replacements at that sort of mileage. Meanwhile, Model S and X vehicles also had on average 88% battery capacity remaining at the same mileage. The report further confirmed that EVs are becoming priced equivalent or even cheaper to their fossil-fuelled counterparts – the Model Y Long Range, priced at $44,900 in the USA, comes in cheaper than the average car price of $47,244, and that’s before fuel savings and grants come into play.
Meanwhile, Tesla calculated that across the world, customers had avoided the release of 20m metric tonnes of CO2e across the use of all of its products. Tesla solar customers produced a sizable amount of renewable energy, which Tesla says would have been enough to cover all its sites worldwide, including factories, three times over. The company has not yet set a specific target date to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, which in Tesla’s case, will measure all levels of the value chain: including mining and end-of-life recycling. It noted that it has made ‘meaningful progress’ on a plan to achieve net-zero emissions as soon as possible, but that work remains.
