This statistic shows cobalt as a percentage of materials used in selected electric vehicle (EV) lithium ion batteries worldwide as of 2018, by type. Cobalt accounts for around 13 percent of materials used in NMC-111 batteries.
Percentage of cobalt content in EV lithium-ion batteries as of 2018, by battery cathode type
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NCA: Lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide br>
NMC: Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide br>
NMC-111 to NMC-811: the numbers denote the ratio of nickel, manganese, and cobalt on a mole fraction basis
The values for 2020 through 2030 are projections.
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