In 2021, a pound of cobalt cost around 25 U.S. dollars. Comparatively, the price of a pound of iron stood well under one U.S. dollar, at around eight cents. Lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles rely heavily on cobalt containing cathodes, but cobalt supply chain issues have inflated cobalt prices in the past years. With increasing sales of electric vehicles worldwide, the industry will need to look into other metal alternatives for vehicle batteries.
Price of materials used for cathodes in electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries from 2015 to 2021
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EERE. (March 7, 2022). Price of materials used for cathodes in electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries from 2015 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars per pound) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294777/battery-cathode-material-price/
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