AABC EUROPE 2018: Shorter-range batteries will dominate mainstream EV market; help manage raw material costs - Renault

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Mass market electric-vehicle (EV) production will ultimately focus on shorter-range batteries, allowing automakers to manage their exposure to cobalt prices, according to Masato Origuchi, electrical storage system expert at Renault.By equipping mass-market EVs with smaller batteries, carmakers can keep their requirement for cobalt - and exposure to rallying prices - in check, Origuchi said, speaking at the Advanced Automotive Batteries Conference in Mainz, Germany.