Analysis

November 24, 2022

Can the battery world shake its lithium addiction?

Startups are on the charge to replace the most important part of electric vehicles


Amelie Bahr

5 min read

Image: Beyonder

Lithium-ion batteries reign supreme in the green energy transition. Over the years, producers have doubled down on one key advantage — the fact that they store a lot of energy for their weight — to power the vast majority of electric vehicles on our roads. But there could be trouble ahead. 

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