Batteries are breaking records in the new technology market

Nearly 14 million new electric vehicles were sold in 2023, compared to 3 million in 2020.
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DECRYPTION – Their costs have fallen by 90% in fifteen years and their commitment will have increased enormously in 2023, both for electric cars and for green energy.

Batteries are doing well in the huge clean technology market. The storage of electricity through batteries, essential for the development of energy and transport without greenhouse gases, made an unprecedented leap forward in 2023. It is the technology of the energy sector that has experienced ” fastest growing » last year, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The deployment of batteries in combination with wind or solar fields, photovoltaic roofs or even mini-grids increased by 130% last year compared to 2022, adding 42 gigawatts to electricity systems around the world, indicates the organization based in Paris is and is considered a global reference in the energy sector. In the transport sector, battery installations grew by 40%. Nearly 14 million new electric vehicles were sold in 2023, up from 3 million in 2020, the ‘Batteries and Safe Energy Transitions’ report welcomes.