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12.05.2026
The electric vehicle battery market is growing, and so is the demand for raw materials
Herisau, 12.05.2026 (PresseBox) -
In the first three months of 2026, the market for electric vehicle batteries grew by 9.1 percent compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Advertisement - This article is distributed on behalf of Canada Nickel Company Inc. and Aurania Resources Ltd., with whom SRC swiss resource capital AG maintains paid IR advisory agreements. Publisher: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: May 12, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Zurich/Berlin
SNE Research has examined the electric vehicle battery market. There is no longer any question that e-mobility will prevail. The first quarter of 2026 was a record quarter for the five largest European car markets (Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Spain). This is shown by an analysis of new registration figures, which reveal a 35 percent increase in electric cars compared to the same quarter last year. For plug-in hybrids, the increase was as high as 42 percent.
In Europe, Germany saw a 41 percent increase, making it the largest market for electric cars in Europe. In Germany, 25.8 percent of newly registered cars in April were electric. Globally, about 16 percent of vehicles on the road are now electric. In China, electric car sales plummeted by approximately 20 percent. This was due to purchases being brought forward to the end of 2025 because of reduced subsidies. Fewer electric cars were registered in the U.S. as well, though there was an increase in hybrid cars.
The development of e-mobility requires raw materials. Battery metals such as cobalt, lithium, and nickel, as well as copper and zinc, are increasingly in demand. After all, the battery is the heart of an electric vehicle. Here, development is advancing in terms of a vehicle’s range and charging speed. The same applies to fast-charging stations and smart charging electronics. Among the companies ensuring the supply of the necessary raw materials are Canada Nickel Company and Aurania Resources.
Aurania Resources - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/aurania-resources-ltd/ - focuses on precious metals and critical energy raw materials in Europe, specifically in Italy (nickel, cobalt, iron, copper, and chromium) and France. There, the company has also added three new exploration licenses (gold, polymetallic metals) through a subsidiary. The nickel-cobalt project in northern Italy is impressing with the latest drill results, which show promising nickel, cobalt, and copper values. In Iceland, Aurania Resources is involved in a gold project. A private placement will inject fresh capital into the company’s coffers.
Canada Nickel Company - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/canada-nickel-company-inc/ - holds nickel and cobalt reserves in its Crawford project in Ontario (ranked second in the Fraser ranking). With the approval of this project, the company has achieved a significant milestone in terms of environmental sustainability. According to the Canadian government, this is a project of strategic importance. The company has published very strong mineral resource estimates for eight of its nine properties. Additionally, the company has filed NI 43-101 reports for two nickel sulfide projects.
Current company information and press releases from Canada Nickel Company (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/canada-nickel-company-inc/ -) and Aurania Resources (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/aurania-resources-ltd/ -).
You can also find further information in our new Battery Metals Report at the following link: https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/batteriemetall-report-2025-04/.
Sources: Aurania Resources, Canada Nickel Company,
https://www.elektroauto-news.net/news/batteriemarkt-q1-2026-absatzsteigerung;
https://www.elektroauto-news.net/news/kba-neuzulassungen-april-2026-eautos-benziner-diesel;
https://www.sneresearch.com/en/;
https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/batteriemetall-report-2025-04/.
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