EV BATTERY CATHODE SERIES

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are powered by both electricity and an internal combustion engine (ICE).

To recharge, the vehicle can be plugged into a wall outlet or charger.

All-electric vehicles, also known as battery electric vehicles (BEVs), are completely powered by electricity.

The types of EVs that use batteries include: Most electric vehicles are powered by lithium-ion batteries and regenerative braking, which slows a vehicle down and generates electricity at the same time.

This article answers four common questions about EV batteries. To speed up EV adoption, we’ll need to improve the ways we mine, process, and assemble the materials that go into an EV battery. Understanding how an EV battery works can help policymakers make informed decisions, help people choose an EV that best meets their needs, guide investor resources, and equip the private and public sectors with the tools they need to develop efficient and effective technologies. However, to speed up EV adoption, we’ll need to improve the ways we mine, process, and assemble the materials that go into an EV battery. The good news is that we are making progress - an increasing number of people are buying electric vehicles (EVs) and many governments and employers are replacing their gas-powered trucks, vans, and buses with ones powered by electricity. To reduce transportation-related climate pollution and avoid the worst effects of climate change, we must rapidly improve infrastructure for non-motorized ways of moving, and we must transition vehicle transportation to use electricity instead of fossil fuels. In the United States, transportation contributes more climate-warming emissions and air pollution than any other sector.

EV BATTERY CATHODE SERIES

This article is the first in a series about EV batteries and the EV battery supply chain.

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