While lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) batteries continue to offer strong energy density and performance, intensifying challenges around cost, materials sourcing, and sustainability are forcing automakers to reexamine their competitiveness as LFP and next-generation chemistries gain ground.

Building on the themes explored in our technology insight, this follow-up live roundtable brings together three subject-matter experts to examine how NMC technology is evolving, and where it is likely to fit in future EV portfolios.

The session will address:

• How secure NMC’s position is in the global EV market as LFP scales and next-generation chemistries emerge
• Which challenges are the most urgent to address if NMC is to maintain its market status
• Where the most promising progress is being made in materials science, cell design, and manufacturing to strengthen NMC’s competitive position
• How NMC’s role is shifting as automakers adopt multi-chemistry strategies, and which segments and applications it will need to own to stay indispensable
• Whether NMC can evolve fast enough to defend its market share, or will gradually cede ground to become a specialist rather than a dominant chemistry