# Nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries: Relationships

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Every element and industry that Nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

- [Nickel](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/nickel-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Nickel-rich cathodes are nickel's fastest-growing market, and the nickel feeding them increasingly comes from Indonesian laterites processed mostly in Chinese-owned plants. Growth depends on how much of the EV market stays with nickel cells rather than nickel-free LFP. *(researched)*
- [Electric and hybrid vehicles](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/electric-and-hybrid-vehicles-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Nickel-rich NMC cells store more energy per kilogram, so they remain the choice for long-range and premium EVs, especially outside China. They cost more per kWh than LFP, and their global share is shrinking as cheaper models switch chemistry. *(researched)*
- [Lithium iron phosphate batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/lithium-iron-phosphate-batteries-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): LFP and NMC are the two main lithium-ion chemistries and compete for every EV and storage project: LFP is cheaper and longer lived, NMC stores more energy per kilogram. LFP passed half of EV batteries in 2024 and over 55% in 2025, while NMC holds premium cars and most markets outside China. *(researched)*
- [Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries-and-vehicles-ships-rail-aircraft/): Nickel-rich cells are the battery of choice for long-range and premium electric cars, and almost 80% of EV batteries outside China still used nickel chemistries in 2025, but cheaper LFP now takes over half of the world market, so carmakers' chemistry choices decide nickel and cobalt demand. *(researched)*
- [Aerospace and defence](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/aerospace-and-defence-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Aerospace and defence depends on nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries.
- [Aviation propulsion](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/aviation-propulsion-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Energy flows from nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries to aviation propulsion.
- [Battery cathode materials](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/battery-cathode-materials-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries needs battery cathode materials.
- [Cobalt](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/cobalt-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries needs cobalt.
- [Computers and electronics](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/computers-and-electronics-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Computers and electronics depends on nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries.
- [Demand response and vehicle-to-grid](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/demand-response-and-vehicle-to-grid-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Energy flows from nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries to demand response and vehicle-to-grid.
- [Energy in buildings](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/energy-in-buildings-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Energy flows from nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries to energy in buildings.
- [Graphite](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/graphite-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Lithium](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/lithium-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries needs lithium.
- [Manganese](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/manganese-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries needs manganese.
- [Media and entertainment](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/media-and-entertainment-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Media and entertainment depends on nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries.
- [Medical devices](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/medical-devices-and-nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries/): Medical devices depends on nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries.
- [Regenerative braking and motion recovery](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries-and-regenerative-braking-and-motion-recovery/): Energy flows from regenerative braking and motion recovery to nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries.
- [Transformers and power electronics](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries-and-transformers-and-power-electronics/): Energy flows from transformers and power electronics to nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries.
- [Waste and recycling](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/nickel-rich-lithium-ion-batteries-and-waste-and-recycling/): Waste and recycling depends on nickel-rich lithium-ion batteries.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/correlation/index.md)
- [Science and technology](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/sg-sci/index.md)
- [Engineering and performance](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/sg-eng/index.md)
- [Economics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/sg-econ/index.md)
- [Impact and additionality](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/sg-impact/index.md)
- [What to track](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_nmc/tracking/index.md)