The final choice of electric architecture for the vehicle, and hence whether a lead–acid battery will be involved, will depend on the target cost per gram of CO 2 km −1 emission reduction, the required duty schedule, and the market pull for increased electric comfort and safety features.
While there are other battery technologies that are better suited to the powertrains of EVs, and there are future developments which will compete with lead-acid technology for low voltage applications, lead batteries still have a significant role to play in the green energy revolution.
Another key reason why lead-acid based batteries may still have a key role to play in the future is their place in the circular economy. Lead is a true recycling champion. Of the 12 million tonne lead market, only 4.5 million tonnes come from primary production, with the rest coming from recycling. This is mainly due to battery recycling.
Raiford further explains that most EVs have two or three small lead-acid batteries, with their use going beyond basic safety functions. Indeed, with the emergence of Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries (used for powering the ever-more power hungry circuits of modern cars), the case for lead is even more compelling.
Not only do hybrids use a lead-acid battery in a similar way as ICE vehicles do, but plug-in hybrids and BEVs have a low-voltage lead-acid battery that turns on before the main battery to check various safety functions and to act as a backup for any of the vehicle’s autonomous driving functions.”
Lead-acid batteries are widely used as the starting, lighting, and ignition (SLI) batteries for ICE vehicles (Hu et al., 2017). Garche et al. (Garche et al., 2015) adopted a lead-acid battery in a mild hybrid powertrain system (usually no more than 48V) after improving its dynamic charging and discharging performances in 2015.
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