Pollution
How does pollution harm animals?
It‘s not good for them to breathe in
Is using Teslas electric cars better for the environment than other vehicles?
Yes
What do Teslas use instead of gas?
Batteries
What health problems can pollution cause?
Lung cancer, heart disease, and strokes
What isn’t produced by Teslas because gas isn’t needed?
CO2
What did Tesla decide to change that is used in other cars?
The battery cell
How does pollution contaminate water?
Oil spills
What do Teslas use to run?
Electricity
This helps by putting less what in the world?
CO2 and oil
It damages crops and trees by reducing growth and increases the possibility of disease
How does Tesla help prevent oil spills?
Vehicles don’t need oil changes
What chemistry did the old batteries use?
Nickel-cobalt-aluminum
What will happen if pollution isn’t controlled?
The air will become so poisonous that it will be necessary to use an oxygen kit to breathe easily
How many metric tons of CO2 emmisions did Tesla avoid using?
5.0 billion
What chemistry will the new batteries use?
Lithium-iron-phosphate