Environmental Impact
We Contribute to a Sustainable Energy Economy
We Contribute to a Sustainable Energy Economy
Master Plan Part 3
While we are uniquely focused on accelerating the world’s transition to sustainability, a full transition will require efforts far beyond Tesla. In Master Plan Part 3, we highlight five key areas that we believe can most dramatically help advance the shift to sustainability.
The Path to a Sustainable Future
To accomplish this plan, the world’s annual deployment of solar and wind and annual production of batteries will need to continue to grow dramatically. We believe these growth rates are achievable.
To accomplish this plan, the world’s annual deployment of solar and wind and annual production of batteries will need to continue to grow dramatically. We believe these growth rates are achievable.
Model Y All-Wheel Drive achieves 4.0 EPA miles per kWh—making it the most efficient electric SUV built to date.
Sustainable Design
We build our factories to limit waste, water usage and energy consumption. With each Gigafactory, we are able to manufacture our products more sustainably.
We build our factories to limit waste, water usage and energy consumption. With each Gigafactory, we are able to manufacture our products more sustainably.
Building more sustainable factories from the ground up
At Gigafactory Texas, we chose highly efficient, low emissivity windows to reduce building heating and cooling demand.
Covering roof space with solar panels
As of the end of 2022, we had installed 32,400 kW of solar at our factories—with the largest installation at Gigafactory Texas. We will continue to add more capacity as space allows and as is economically feasible.
Leveraging AI to make our energy use more efficient
In 2022, we launched Al control at Gigafactory Texas and expanded to 34% of the total heating, ventilation and air conditioning infrastructure at Gigafactory Nevada.
On average, we already use less water per vehicle than almost any ICE car manufacturer. Our goal is to achieve industry-leading low water usage per vehicle—even while accounting for in-house cell manufacturing.
On average, we already use less water per vehicle than almost any ICE car manufacturer. Our goal is to achieve industry-leading low water usage per vehicle—even while accounting for in-house cell manufacturing.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards for greenhouse gas reporting allow manufacturing companies to rely on a template which can drastically underreport vehicle use phase emissions, accounting for up to 90% of total automotive emissions. We use real-world mileage data from over four million cars on the road to estimate our greenhouse gas savings.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards for greenhouse gas reporting allow manufacturing companies to rely on a template which can drastically underreport vehicle use phase emissions, accounting for up to 90% of total automotive emissions. We use real-world mileage data from over four million cars on the road to estimate our greenhouse gas savings.
