{"id":15887,"date":"2022-02-21T00:03:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T05:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=15887"},"modified":"2022-02-21T00:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T05:03:51","slug":"high-nickel-battery-chemistries-xevs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=15887","title":{"rendered":"High Nickel Battery Chemistries Were The Most Popular In xEVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, the total battery capacity deployed onto roads globally in all newly sold passenger xEV (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) is <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/566626\/global-xev-battery-market-2021\/\">estimated at 286.2 GWh (up 113% year-over-year)<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/487143\/global-ev-battery-market-2020\/\">134.5 GWh estimated for 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Adamas Intelligence<\/em>, over 98% of the total capacity was deployed in plug-in electric cars. It would mean over 280 GWh for BEVs\/PHEVs and just several GWh for hybrids.<\/p>\n<p>Even more interesting is the market share of particular groups of lithium-ion chemistries. The &#8220;high nickel&#8221; group represents the majority of the market:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>high nickel: 54% share<\/strong><br \/><em>i.e., NCM 6-, 7-, 8-series, NCA, NCMA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>low nickel: 26%<\/strong><br \/><em>i.e., NCM 5-series and lower<br \/><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>no nickel: 20%<\/strong><br \/><em>i.e., primarily LFP<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The three groups vary quite significantly depending on the market. For example, in Asia (mainly in China), the share of all three is comparable, while in North America, it&#8217;s mostly high nickel (the cathodes with about 60% or more nickel content).<\/p>\n<p>The LFP in Europe and North America is pretty rare.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/global-passenger-xev-battery-2021-a-source-adamas-intelligence.png\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>An interesting finding is that despite the fact that no nickel chemistries (mainly LFP) are responsible only for about 20% of the total, they are used in nearly one-quarter of all xEVs.<\/p>\n<p>That is because usually, this type of battery has a lower total capacity. Lower energy density limits the total capacity on one end, while the lower cost encourages use of LFP in smaller, entry-level models on the other hand.<\/p>\n<p>In the Asia-Pacific, the no nickel chemistries represent 34% of the total battery deployment in passenger plug-ins, but there are used in over 41% of the total vehicles.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/global-passenger-xev-battery-2021-b-source-adamas-intelligence.jpg\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The final chart is related more to the mining market. <em>Adamas Intelligence<\/em>, reports that 55% of all lithium carbonate equivalent (\u201cLCE\u201d) units deployed onto roads in 2021 globally were in the form of lithium hydroxide (86% in Americas, 51% in Europe, and 30% in the Asia-Pacific), while the remaining 45% were in the form of lithium carbonate.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/global-passenger-xev-battery-2021-c-source-adamas-intelligence.png\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22568579%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla%20Celebrates%201%20Millionth%204680%20Cell%20(Produced%20In%20January)%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-one-millionth-4680-cell%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FAkBymO%2Fs5%2Ftesla-celebrating-our-one-millionth-4680-cell-in-january-2022.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22568249%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22US%20Geological%20Survey%20Reveals%20Significant%20Battery%20Mineral%20Imports%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22us-survey-battery-mineral-imports%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FwloqmN%2Fs5%2Fgm-ultium-platform-battery-pack.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, the total battery capacity deployed onto roads globally in all newly sold passenger xEV (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) is estimated at 286.2 GWh (up 113% year-over-year) from 134.5 GWh estimated for 2020. According to Adamas Intelligence, over 98% of the total capacity was deployed in plug-in electric cars. 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