Mini reveals that the wheels for the Cooper SE Convertible are made from 100% recycled aluminum, which reduces material use and carbon emissions.
. Pure aluminum is extracted from aluminum oxide . To do this large amounts of electricity are passed through molten solutions of aluminum oxide and cryolite across graphite cathodes and annodes. Not only does this use a lot of electricity that has its own carbon costs, the oxygen that separates from the aluminum bonds to the graphite annodes, yielding more carbon dioxide .
In total, Mini says the recycled wheel production reduces carbon emissions by 75%. More specifically, it estimates about 0.16 kilograms per kilogram of aluminum used. Mini also stresses that this process still maintains all the strength of conventional wheels, just in a greener way. And of course, the wheels themselves are recyclable again.
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