E-Mobility

The e-mobility market segment is growing fast globally, particularly in Europe. Automobile manufacturers worldwide are putting their efforts into making the transition from the combustion engine into hybrid or fully electric vehicles in an effort to curb rising greenhouse gas emissions.

There are several reasons for this trend, but the most important one is the need to reduce greenhouse gases in order to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Governments and industries worldwide are taking the initiative, and in regions like the European Union, legislation is being enacted to further enable the transition to lowering emissions. EEIG is at the forefront of these trends, working together with companies throughout the e-mobility value chain to meet consumer and regulatory demand.

Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles (EVs) are categorised into Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), which are driven by a fully electric drivetrain, and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), which combine a combustion engine with an electric drivetrain. EVs have moved from niche to mainstream: more than 20 million electric cars were sold worldwide in 2025, around a quarter of all new cars, and the International Energy Agency expects about 23 million in 2026. The pace still varies by region, depending on consumer uptake, charging infrastructure and government policy.

Battery costs have fallen sharply over the past decade, with average lithium-ion pack prices reaching a record low of around $108 per kilowatt-hour in 2025. This makes EVs increasingly cost-competitive with conventional vehicles, while emissions regulations add cost to combustion engine technology.

EEIG is working with OEMs to facilitate the transition from conventional vehicles to EVs. We are able to do this through supporting the evolution of the EV value chain by focussing mainly on the raw materials needed for batteries and the battery cells themselves.

Charging Stations

Charging Stations

EVs need convenient access to charging. Public charging networks have expanded rapidly in recent years, and governments worldwide continue to set ambitious targets to extend them.

Batteries

“Batteries will be as essential to the automotive industry of the 21st century as the combustion engine was in the 20th century.”

Maroš Šefčovič, then European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union

An electric battery consists of one or more electrochemical cells, which comprise two electrodes - an anode and a cathode - and an electrolyte. When the two electrodes are linked by a pathway that conducts electricity, electrons can flow from one to the other. When a battery is used to supply electric power, the anode provides electrons, which will - when connected by a circuit to an external device - flow and deliver energy.

The workhorse of the EV is the lithium-ion battery that powers it. EEIG is working together with its partners to bring to market state-of-the-art, high energy density batteries that will be able to compete with current global producers, who are based mainly in China, Korea and Japan.

According to the European Battery Alliance, “the creation of an EU-based battery industry is a long term strategic goal. One which we cannot expect car manufacturers to support on their own. Given the promise of long term rewards for the EU, public investment in developing the battery industry is a no-brainer.”

Research & Development

Research & Development

Although the components of lithium-ion batteries can be summarised into three basic parts and only a handful of raw material components are needed to build batteries, the science behind the batteries is extremely complex. Researchers have been working for decades, continually improving the chemical composition of rechargeable batteries, their goal being to continually increase the batteries’ energy density. EEIG is working with leading R&D partners to continue to improve the energy densities and lifespans of lithium-ion batteries.

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