EN We ♥ EVs Cleaner, greener and more sustainable, electric vehicles (EVs) are capturing hearts all over the planet. It’s a true love story. We ♥ EVs Cleaner, greener and more sustainable, electric vehicles (EVs) are capturing hearts all over the planet. It’s a true love story. Our stories Meet some of the world’s most passionate electric vehicle fans – from members of the public with inspiring stories of true romance in the field of electromobility to the people of BASF who pour their hearts into their work around electric vehicle battery materials... Our stories Meet some of the world’s most passionate electric vehicle fans – from members of the public with inspiring stories of true romance in the field of electromobility to the people of BASF who pour their hearts into their work around electric vehicle battery materials... Audrey and Steve: a match made in EV heaven One of America’s only female electric vehicle conversion specialists, the irrepressible Audrey Clunn, tells the tale of her one true love... (aside from her husband, Steve!) Watch the Clunn’s film I agree to the transfer of my personal data to Google in order to display contents provided by YouTube. I have read the . You’ve met the amazing Clunns, but how did they meet each other? Were there any bumps in the road? Dive deeper into Audrey and Steve’s wonderful world of electric vehicles... Read more Read their story Hernan’s race against climate change Since he was a boy, Hernan’s life has been about motor racing. Now he and his team are recreating an iconic vintage racing car... as an electric vehicle. It’s all part of a race of a different kind: one against time itself. Watch Hernan’s film I agree to the transfer of my personal data to Google in order to display contents provided by YouTube. I have read the . Where does the name “eBaquet” come from? And who’s the inspirational figure guiding Hernan’s race against climate change? Discover more of this stirring story of cooperation... Read more Read his story Xiaohang converts an EV skeptic When you work with battery materials in BASF, you tend to be quite enthusiastic about what you do. With his passion for electric vehicles bursting through at all times, Xiaohang Liu is no exception... Read his story Jürgen’s heart beats for EVs and bees Read his story “When it comes to changing the world, what we do here is a small but important piece,” says Jürgen Letsch – a BASF man whose concern for his bees matches his passion for electric vehicles. Kathrin’s microscopic focus on the big picture Read her story Kathrin Michel is enthusiastic about her battery materials research – and it’s spreading. “If I discover something new, I have to share it.. to tell everyone about it!” she says... The stars are aligned for William’s EV dream Read his story A veteran of the electric vehicle industry, William C. Mays has witnessed a few false starts in the market. But now this major figure in battery materials believes the time (and the energy) are right... Our innovations At BASF, we love electric vehicles – and that’s exactly why we’re driven to make them even more sustainable. Find out how we are improving the carbon footprint of electric vehicles by focusing on the all-important battery materials, from sourcing to production to recycling. Our innovations At BASF, we love electric vehicles – and that’s exactly why we’re driven to make them even more sustainable. Find out how we are improving the carbon footprint of electric vehicles by focusing on the all-important battery materials, from sourcing to production to recycling. Research It’s a passion project We’re always testing novel materials, innovative recycling solutions and leading process technologies to improve our CO₂ footprint. We’ll leave no stone unturned in making EV battery materials even more sustainable. Explore more Our Innovations Loving EVs means respecting our sources Read more At BASF we know that the way metals are sourced for electric vehicle (EV) battery materials is a crucial factor in the very sustainability of EVs themselves. Love EVs. Don’t love carbon footprint. Read more Producing electric vehicle battery materials can take a lot of energy. We’re reducing the CO₂ footprint by using more energy-efficient processes, more renewable energy and shorter transportation routes. Metals we can’t bear to part with Read more Together with our partners, we’re working on innovative ways to make sure the essential metals needed to keep your electric vehicle’s wheels turning are here to stay. Our global battery materials projects Sourcing Nickel-cobalt refining complex Production Patent cross-licensing agreement with Umicore Production Cathode active materials production plant Research KIT/BASF joint laboratory BELLA Production Joint venture BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co., Ltd. Production/Recycling Cooperation with CATL on CAM and battery recycling Recycling Battery recycling prototype plant Production/Recycling Collaboration with Porsche on CAM production and battery recycling Beyond battery materials Our love of e-mobility knows no bounds In the ever-changing electric and hybrid vehicles markets, we work on many aspects of electromobility besides cathode active materials – like engineering plastics and polyurethane systems, functional coatings, fuels and lubricants. And our innovations include products for every part of an electric vehicle, as well as the charging infrastructure. But what links it all is our desire to make electromobility better, with the help of our partners, and to reduce as much as possible the carbon footprint of the EVs we love. Discover our other e-mobility projects Learn more about our high-performance material solutions Beyond battery materials Our love of e-mobility knows no bounds In the ever-changing electric and hybrid vehicles markets, we work on many aspects of electromobility besides cathode active materials – like engineering plastics and polyurethane systems, functional coatings, fuels and lubricants. And our innovations include products for every part of an electric vehicle, as well as the charging infrastructure. But what links it all is our desire to make electromobility better, with the help of our partners, and to reduce as much as possible the carbon footprint of the EVs we love. Discover our other e-mobility projects Learn more about our high-performance material solutions Automotive Solutions Find out more Battery Materials Find out more GET IN TOUCH If you have any questions, send us a message Follow us Company Career Media Sustainability Products Product Finder Industries Innovation Service Multimedia eBusiness Publications Customer Service Latest News Compliance Hotline Data protection @BASF Copyright © BASF SE 2021 DisclaimerCreditsPrivacy policyData protection @BASFResponsible Disclosure StatementContact Our global R&D teams work tirelessly to improve the performance of battery materials. Their advances are aimed at helping the real driving range of a typical midsize car jump to 600km, while reducing the charging time to 15 minutes. We’re also researching how cobalt can be removed from electric vehicle batteries, or at least dramatically reduced. To that end, we’re exploring how cutting-edge lab research can be scaled up to production level. In addition to R&D on cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries, we are working on components for next-generation batteries. These include solid-state batteries in which the electrolyte is solid rather than liquid and the anode is lithium rather than graphite based. This will bring considerable improvements in safety and will take up less space in the car. Partnering with universities, academic institutions and private partners, our finger is on the pulse of scientific advances when it comes to promising novel and improved materials. One example of our collaboration network is BELLA (Battery and Electrochemistry Laboratory), a joint laboratory of BASF and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. More about BASF’s battery materials R&D pipeline More about our innovations in battery materials BASF is developing advanced cathode materials for batteries, which consist of tiny particles that are just micrometers in size.