Lithium batteries for electric cars are safe and here to stay, claim industry bosses

Lithium batteries are a safe and environmentally friendly option for electric vehicles (EVs), claim industry experts who expect them to be around for the long term.

More than 10 million electric cars were sold last year and that number is expected to grow by another 35 percent this year, according to the International Energy Agency.  But at the same time there have been questions over whether the world is ready to go fully electric and if in fact EV cars are safe with concern over lithium batteries.

Electric cars commonly use lithium-ion batteries which have cells in liquid form and Robert Ganter of Webasto Group said that the type of insulation used will determine the chances of short circuits.  Governments around the world have been rolling out measures to boost EV sales with the Chinese mainland by far the largest market, with 5.9 million vehicles sold in 2022.