"Elon Musk calls for immediate boost in oil and gas production amid Russia-Ukraine war"....
Even Tesla top man knows the importance of oil and gas as part of energy transition and knowing that it is used to manufacture Tesla it must be impacting on costs/margins.....
To start - 8 gallons of oil for each 18' tire. Comparable tires wear 35% faster on a Tesla than on a conventional car. This is due to the weight and torque over the tires in a Tesla. So you will be changing tires more often regardless of brand.
The average EV has 1,000 plastic/polymer parts composed and/or made via the use of oil. Plastics and other materials made using petrochemicals make vehicles more efficient by reducing a vehicle’s weight, and this comes at a very reasonable cost. For every 10% in weight reduction, the fuel economy of a car improves roughly 5% to 7%. EV’s need to achieve weight reductions because the battery packs that power them can weigh over 1000 lbs, requiring more power.
Oil is most known as a source of fuel, but petrochemicals also have many other useful physical properties. In fact, petrochemicals will play a critical role in electric vehicles by reducing their weight and improving their ranges and efficiency. The average EV will uses 775 lbs of plastic in 2020 models