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

05/02/2019
Sebastian Lüttig attended this year’s AABC conference Europe (Advanced Automotive Battery) in Strasbourg
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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