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Navigant: 2016 advanced battery shipments through Q3 = 323M cells and $3.8B in sales

Green Car Congress

The chemistries that are included in the report are all lithium ion (Li-ion) chemistries, flow battery chemistries, sodium-metal halide, and advanced lead-acid. The report does not include experimental batteries that have not yet reached mass production. Advanced batteries energy capacity by segment, world markets: 3Q 2016.

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The EV Transition Explained: Battery Challenges

Cars That Think

One possible solution is to move away from lithium-ion batteries and nickel-metal hydrides batteries to other battery chemistries such as. They can be refurbished, rebuilt and reused in EVs , or repurposed into storage devices for homes, businesses or the grid. Herb Simon.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids.