Expanding battery production enables fast technology response to mineral criticality
Abstract
The speed at which the number of battery electric vehicles is growing is fueling debates and research on the criticality of battery materials. But rapid growth also enables fast uptake of new cathode chemistries, and electric vehicle batteries show considerable flexibility and material substitutability. Historical scaling of production is more dynamic than recognized in scenarios of future mineral scarcity, highlighting large uncertainties and calling for more analysis of a broader range of future technology pathways. Policies directed at resource security need to focus less on specific minerals and more on innovation and enhancing the diversity in technological options, materials, and supply chains.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Extraction and Separation Processes
Advancements in Battery Materials
Advanced battery technologies research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cell Reports Physical Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 103110–103110
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN