O consumo de níquel para baterias de veículos elétricos na China está a diminuir
Globally, 103.1 kilotonnes of nickel were deployed onto roads in EVs sold January through April 2025, a 14% increase over the same four months in 2024.
Globally, 103.1 kilotonnes of nickel were deployed onto roads in EVs sold January through April 2025, a 14% increase over the same four months in 2024.
Sales weighted average graphite contained across EV types in the Americas declines as buyers increasingly choose hybrids over full electric vehicles.
Asia, Europe and Middle East and Africa by contrast continue to grow at 30%-plus rates on a GWh deployed basis in 2025.
The market for electrified multi-purpose vehicles is expanding at a much faster rate than the overall market.
Manganese deployment in all EVs combined increased 5% globally over the first four months of this year to 22.3 kilotonnes compared to the same months in 2024, but manganese use in the average passenger EV battery continues to show steep declines. Average manganese mass in passenger EV batteries, including plug-in and conventional hybrids, was down…
NCMA cell maker Ultium’s combined battery capacity deployed surges by 262% year over year.
Carbonate kilotonnes deployed in the region surged by 41% to 60.5 kt but lithium hydroxide growth was a tepid 4% during Q1 2025.
Global penetration of EVs powered by LFP batteries sped to a new monthly record of 46% on a capacity deployed basis in April this year.
While EV battery capacity deployment is slowing down in the Americas, BEV buyers in Europe and Asia are rolling fresh power hours onto roads at an increasing rate.
Tesla Model Y retains top spot by a wide margin despite a 21% drop, which also dragged down global battery cobalt deployment growth to an anemic 4% year on year.