Breakneck pace of range-extender EV growth falls sharply
Under pressure from automakers trying to overcome a major obstacle of car buyers thinking of going electric – range anxiety – battery manufacturers have made rapid strides in packing more punch per kilogram and per liter.
Novel chemistries, fine-tuning tried and tested cathodes and innovation at pack level have all contributed to upping the kWh at the disposal of EV drivers.
Or, all else being equal, by just increasing the overall size.
This trend, steady growth in the battery capacity of the average EV, now seems to have leveled off for full electric vehicles, even going into decline in the final months of 2025. For their plug-in hybrid models, automakers continue to make batteries larger, albeit at much reduced rates than in previous years.
