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How much nickel is used for electric car batteries?
EVs seem to require a lot of raw materials like nickel—but how much nickel is actually used for an electric car battery?
Chanice Boyd · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
That’s a great observation. The amount of nickel used for electric car batteries constantly changes as automakers work to improve range limitations.
The rush to secure raw materials has significantly increased, with
electric car
sales rising globally. Automakers rely heavily on cathodes that contain nickel and deliver high energy density allowing EVs to travel further. Initially, not much was required, as seen in the Tesla battery’s original ratio for nickel-cobalt-manganese at 1-1-1.
Today, automakers face a demand to extend the driving range of their electric cars. So the industry has begun to see a shift in how much nickel is supplied to cathodes.
Current nickel-cobalt-manganese ratios
- 5 (nickel) - 3 (cobalt) - 2 (manganese)
- 6 (nickel) - 2 (cobalt) - 2 (manganese)
- 8 (nickel) - 1 (cobalt) - 1 (manganese)
There’s so much more to learn about how electric cars really function, and
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