Which Hybrid Cars Use Lithium Ion Batteries. Considering lithium-ion batteries have fewer downsides, and store more energy at a lighter weight, they are better to use in hybrid cars in the long run. These rechargeable powerhouses will soon be installed in hybrid vehicles, too, replacing the nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries used most often in the hybrids of the past decade.

Most modern hybrid and electric cars use NMC lithium-ion batteries, but that doesn't mean that Li-ion, on the whole, is the way to go for carmakers in general, especially since older types of.
Hybrid batteries feature two electrodes sitting in an electrolyte solution, HybridGeek explains.
However, as we can see, there is still a place for the tried-and-true Ni-MH battery. Lithium-ion batteries are used in the vast majority of electric vehicles which include personal vehicles, two and three-wheel vehicles, an even electric public transport vehicles and trucks. As Hybrid Cars elaborates, these electrodes are separated by a polymer film that prevents short.