Waste
Electric Vehicles
Materials and Sourcing
Gas
Diesel
100

How much of waste is used to produce cars

25% of recycled content

100

How many electric vehicles were sold in 2024

1.3 million

100

Where does gas come from

Canada, Mexico, Iraq, etc...

100

Where does gas come from

Russia, Iran, Qatar, USA

100
How much does diesel contribute to climate change


Around 25%

200

How much C02 does one car produce every year

4.6 or roughly 4 1/2 metric tons

200

How much electricity is used to charge all the electric cars on the road in the US

7.6 million Mwh

200

Where do the parts to make a car come from

Mexico, Canda and China

200

How is gas made 

Refining Crude Oil

200

How many cars on the road are diesel out of all of the cars

3.4%

300

How much waste comes from one car every year

14 million tons of steel every year

300

What are the major environment risks of owning a electric cars

The components of a Lithium Ion battery need to be mined and they can't be recycled easily and if set on fir e they can burn for weeks even when submerged

300

Where do scrap cars go

Salvage yards or somewhere to be recycled

300

How is oil made

High pressure and extreme heat in sediment deep in the earth

300

Is diesel more or less efficient than gas

Diesel is around 25% more fuel efficient

400

How much of car parts are reused or recycled in %

80%-90%

400
Are electric vehicles better for the environment than gas cars

Yes 👍

400

How much C02 does it take to transport car parts

740 million tons

400

How much of climate change is due to gas

Upwards of 70%

400
Do diesel cars last longer than gas cars

Yes

500

How much of car junk is wasted and not reused/recycled

25%-30%

500

How much C02 used to make one electric car

4 Tons of C02 for one electric car

500
Where do the extra car parts go 


Used for scrap metal or repairs on other cars

500

True or False: We can make more gas once we run out

False

500

Do Diesels produce less C02 than gas cars

Yes diesels produce less C02 than gas cars