There is a range of materials being used in batteries for electric vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries are utilized in the majority of all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, nickel-metal-hydride batteries are common in hybrid cars, and newer materials are being introduced, such as lithium...
Our latest research finds that EV batteries are degrading at 1.8% per year on average. The last time we analysed battery degradation in 2019, we found an average annual degradation rate of 2.3% (which was already quite good).See figure 1 below for the battery degradation rates of the 11 ...
The automotive industry is undergoing a sea change from the internal combustion engine (ICE) to an all-electric power platform supported by wide-bandgap materials. The shift to power electronics based ongallium nitrideor silicon carbide is occurring because the theoretical limits of silicon MOSFETs ha...
Are EV batteries recyclable? EV batteries are highly recyclable.Over 95% of a lithium-ion battery’s components can be extractedvia hydrometallurgy. This involves grinding up battery components and running them through an acidic solution. A series of solvents and rounds of electroplating are able to...
NCA and LFP battery types have different characteristics that can change how your battery charges and how much range your Tesla actually has.For the standard versions of the Model 3 and Model Y, Tesla started installing LFP batteries during thematerialsshortages of 2021. Currently, theLFP batterie...
Shenzhen-based automaker BYD, China's EV giant, has topped the world in EV sales, overtaking Tesla for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2023. Nationwide, China has demonstrated "strong momentum and broad prospects" in developing new productive forces, the backbone of which are strategic...
NCA and NCM batteries are made with both cobalt and nickel - two materials that are politically and economically fraught. Since they are both sensitive to price fluctuations and are predominantly sourced from nations that can be unfriendly to the US, they can be more expensive and ethically compl...
However, some challenges remain, such as scaling up the production of large and affordable solid-state batteries, ensuring their longevity and reliability under various conditions, and testing their performance on the road. Some examples of solid electrolyte materials that have been proposed or tested...
Power inverters are virtually ubiquitous in modern electronics, particularly in devices that are battery-operated. Batteries store DC electricity, which must be converted to AC to operate most devices. Conversely, anything battery-powered that you plug into a wall socket must convert AC to DC electr...
Automobile manufacturing is resource-intensive, requiring a substantial amount of raw materials sourced from all over the globe. Their journey from extraction to your driveway is complex, and as more esoteric metals are needed for batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) and for other sophisticated featu...