EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Tesla Inc.
Fremont, CA · Parent: Tesla Inc
- Total releases
- 167.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tesla Inc.: how the 167.8K lbs splits
167.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 167.2K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 618 lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 36 lbs <0.1%
Tesla Inc.'s 167.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Tesla Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fremont, CA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 115.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 167.8K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,542 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tesla Inc. is pounds #105 and chemical-count #106 at 167.8K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc.; Confluent Medical Technologies; Google LLC; Tesla Inc. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside California: Hitachi Energy USA Inc.; Nordic Fiberglass Inc; LEXTM3 Systems; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC. Other Tesla Inc sites in this extract: Tesla Gigafactory; Tesla; Tesla Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds; Nickel compounds.
Compare Tesla Inc. with
Nearest reporters in California
- Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc. Fremont · 1.1K lbs
- Confluent Medical Technologies Fremont · 13.6K lbs
- Google LLC Fremont · 9.6K lbs
- Tesla Inc Fremont · 3.0M lbs
Similar-scale Electrical Equipment sites elsewhere: Hitachi Energy USA Inc. (MO) · Nordic Fiberglass Inc (MN) · LEXTM3 Systems (FL)
Tesla Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 167.8K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hitachi Energy USA Inc. and Nordic Fiberglass Inc.
Tesla Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
168K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tesla Inc.: Nickel And Nickel Compounds-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Tesla Inc. reports the 46th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nickel And Nickel Compounds alone is 82.9% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 91.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include Hitachi Energy USA Inc. and Nordic Fiberglass Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tesla Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nickel And Nickel Compounds at 82.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tesla Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 29.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 115.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesla Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 29.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 114.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesla Inc.'s air releases rose from 133 lb in 2022 to 471 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesla Inc.'s water releases rose from 10 lb in 2022 to 23 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tesla Inc. Form-R facts
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157.2× more than the comparison
8.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tesla Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 167.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 2020% (5.4K lbs to 115.0K lbs).
Tesla Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tesla Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2020% from 2020 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 17.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 29.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 115.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 139.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 9.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 4.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 629 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 330 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 306 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2 lbs | - |
Tesla Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tesla Inc.
Closest other reporters in California - including Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc., Confluent Medical Technologies, Google LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Hitachi Energy USA Inc., Nordic Fiberglass Inc, LEXTM3 Systems.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tesla Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (167.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Hitachi Energy USA Inc., Precoat Metals. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tesla Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tesla Gigafactory, Tesla, Tesla Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Ball Screws & Actuators Co. Inc.. Tesla Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Tesla Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tesla Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fremont, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 335912 · Electrical Equipment. 1.8% of Alameda TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 126 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tesla Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel And Nickel Compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov