Cobalt in Non-Battery Parts We are committed to managing cobalt throughout our entire supply chain (not just in our cathode) of Our Supply Chain While Tesla’s battery supply chain is the most significant portion of our cobalt sourcing activities, our supply chain due diligence efforts are not limited to these suppliers listed in the prior table. We also engage with any suppliers that use cobalt in their part-material composition and work to collect additional information from them on the origin of these materials and their associated risk-reduction efforts. Tesla leverages the automotive industry’s IMDS to best identify those of our automotive suppliers whose parts include cobalt. In addition, our energy production and storage business segment suppliers are asked to provide information on their cobalt sourcing, so we can apply the same standards to our Tesla Energy suppliers as we do to our automotive suppliers and sub-suppliers. Transparent sourcing of cobalt for our supply chain allows us to better ensure procurement is done in an ethical and responsible manner. Through our membership with the RMI, other organizations and our sourcing decisions Tesla continues to emphasize the importance of responsible sourcing of cobalt both inside and outside of the DRC. This additional engagement effort is part of a business decision to improve Tesla’s supply chain transparency, improve our due diligence practices and minimize supply risk. 49
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