Sebastian Lüttig attended this year’s AABC conference Europe (Advanced Automotive Battery) in Strasbourg

See his key takeaways

• Although cobalt is still in focus as a critical raw material, bottlenecks seem to be more likely for high grade nickel in the near future
• 48V does not deliver expected consumption savings due to other energy consumers in the vehicle – ultracaps might be a possible solution
• Large penetration of all solid-state batteries with highest energy density for passenger cars is at least 10 years away – more likely 15+ years
• Second life of automotive lithium-ion battery is controversially discussed – business cases and suitable concepts with “intelligent” battery management systems have still to be developed

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