Where do magnesium and copper in cars usually go for recycling?

There is a lot of copper in the following parts of a car: starting motor, generator, oil pump motor, battery cord, power main switch, wires and so on. The winding of the motor needs a lot of copper wires.

The copper consumption of a single vehicle can reach 45-50kg. If the supporting electric piles are included, the copper consumption of a new energy vehicle can be increased to 70-90kg on average.

Because many key components of new energy vehicles, such as batteries, motors, charging stations and supporting facilities, are highly dependent on copper, its transportation field may become the main field of copper terminal demand growth.

At present, some models have begun to use magnesium alloys, such as Volkswagen XL 1, and BMW has also used magnesium alloys on some engine models. In particular, magnesium can also be used as a material for storing and transporting hydrogen in fuel cells.