China’s lithium battery supply a key advantage in EV transition

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Supply problems caused by the pandemic

The content also stated: After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, the problem that countries around the world are promoting electric vehicles to reduce their carbon footprint is not caused by funding problems, but rather the supply of lithium batteries.

The  Financial Times reported that China has dominated the global supply of lithium battery raw materials in the process of self-developed electric vehicles, which has made lithium battery manufacturers outside China nervous, and the increase in lithium demand in the short term has led to a decline in production. The pandemic and geopolitical situation and risk-driven supply chain issues have forced Western countries to start developing their own lithium supply chains.

Biggest Lithium Battery Supply Chain Beneficiary

“Right now China owns basically 70-80 percent of the entire supply chain for electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, and therefore energy storage,” said Stuart Crow, chair of Lake Resources, an Australian lithium producer.

In order to comply with the Paris Agreement’s goal of aligning the transport industry with emissions, the International Energy Agency has calculated that by 2030, around 47 million electric vehicles must be sold annually to meet its target, so ten-year lithium demand will be equal to 25%-35% annual growth rate.

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