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Cleaner, greener and more sustainable electric vehicles (EVs) are capturing hearts all over the planet. It's a true love story. 

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Meet some of the world’s most passionate electric vehicle fans – from members of the public with inspiring stories of true romance in the field of electromobility to the people of BASF who pour their hearts into their work around electric vehicle battery materials...

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Our Stories

Audrey and Steve:
a match made in EV heaven


One of America’s only female electric vehicle conversion specialists, the irrepressible Audrey Clunn, tells the tale of her one true love... (aside from her husband, Steve!)
 

Watch the Clunn's Film

Read their story

 

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Our Stories

Audrey and Steve:
a match made in EV heaven


One of America’s only female electric vehicle conversion specialists, the irrepressible Audrey Clunn, tells the tale of her one true love... (aside from her husband, Steve!)
 

Watch the Clunn's Film

Read their story

 

Our Stories
Audrey and Steve: a match made in EV heaven
One of America’s only female electric vehicle conversion specialists, the irrepressible Audrey Clunn, tells the tale of her one true love... (aside from her husband, Steve!)
  1. Watch the Clunn's Film
  2. Read their story

Our Stories

Audrey and Steve: a match made in EV heaven


One of America’s only female electric vehicle conversion specialists, the irrepressible Audrey Clunn, tells the tale of her one true love... (aside from her husband, Steve!)
 

Watch the Clunn's Film

Read their story

 

A man sitting in an electric vehicle on a field by sunset.

Our Stories

Hernan's race against climate change

 

Since he was a boy, Hernan’s life has been about motor racing. Now he and his team are recreating an iconic vintage racing car... as an electric vehicle. It’s all part of a race of a different kind: one against time itself.
 

Watch the Hernan's Film

Read his story

 

A man sitting in an electric vehicle on a field by sunset.

Our Stories

Hernan's race against climate change


Since he was a boy, Hernan’s life has been about motor racing. Now he and his team are recreating an iconic vintage racing car... as an electric vehicle. It’s all part of a race of a different kind: one against time itself.
 

Watch the Hernan's Film

Read his story

 

Our Stories

Hernan's race against climate change


Since he was a boy, Hernan’s life has been about motor racing. Now he and his team are recreating an iconic vintage racing car... as an electric vehicle. It’s all part of a race of a different kind: one against time itself.
 

Watch the Hernan's Film

Read his story

 

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Our Stories

Lao Qian and Xiao Qianon top of the world


To bridge the ever-widening gap between himself and his cherished young son, Lao Qian resolved to take the boy on the journey of a lifetime: a 2,000km road trip... in an electric vehicle.

Watch the Lao Qian and Xiao Qianon Film

Read their story

 

Two man standing in front of a white car.

Our Stories

Lao Qian and Xiao Qianon top of the world


To bridge the ever-widening gap between himself and his cherished young son, Lao Qian resolved to take the boy on the journey of a lifetime: a 2,000km road trip... in an electric vehicle.

Watch the Lao Qian and Xiao Qianon Film

Read their story

 

Our Stories

Lao Qian and Xiao Qianon top of the world


To bridge the ever-widening gap between himself and his cherished young son, Lao Qian resolved to take the boy on the journey of a lifetime: a 2,000km road trip... in an electric vehicle.

Watch the Lao Qian and Xiao Qianon Film

Read their story

 

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Our Stories
Jürgen’s heart beats for EVs and bees
“When it comes to changing the world, what we do here is a small but important piece,” says Jürgen Letsch – a BASF man whose concern for his bees matches his passion for electric vehicles.
  1. Read his story
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Our Stories
Kathrin’s microscopic focus on the big picture
Kathrin Michel is enthusiastic about her battery materials research – and it’s spreading. “If I discover something new, I have to share it.. to tell everyone about it!” she says...
  1. Read her story
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Our Stories
The stars are aligned for William’s EV dream
A veteran of the electric vehicle industry, William C. Mays has witnessed a few false starts in the market. But now this major figure in battery materials believes the time (and the energy) are right...
  1. Read his story
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Our Stories
Xiaohang converts an EV skeptic
When you work with battery materials in BASF, you tend to be quite enthusiastic about what you do. With his passion for electric vehicles bursting through at all times, Xiaohang Liu is no exception...
  1. Read his story

   

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Our innovations
 

At BASF, we love electric vehicles – and that’s exactly why we’re driven to make them even more sustainable. Find out how we are improving the carbon footprint of electric vehicles by focusing on the all-important battery materials, from sourcing to production to recycling.

 

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Our innovations
 

At BASF, we love electric vehicles – and that’s exactly why we’re driven to make them even more sustainable. Find out how we are improving the carbon footprint of electric vehicles by focusing on the all-important battery materials, from sourcing to production to recycling.

 

Our innovations
 

At BASF, we love electric vehicles – and that’s exactly why we’re driven to make them even more sustainable. Find out how we are improving the carbon footprint of electric vehicles by focusing on the all-important battery materials, from sourcing to production to recycling.

 

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Research
It’s a passion project
We’re always testing novel materials, innovative recycling solutions and leading process technologies to improve our CO₂ footprint. We’ll leave no stone unturned in making EV battery materials even more sustainable.
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Loving EVs means respecting our sources
At BASF we know that the way metals are sourced for electric vehicle (EV) battery materials is a crucial factor in the very sustainability of EVs themselves.
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Loving EVs. Don't love carbon footprint.
Producing electric vehicle battery materials can take a lot of energy. We’re reducing the CO₂ footprint by using more energy-efficient processes, more renewable energy and shorter transportation routes.
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Metals we can’t bear to part with
Together with our partners, we’re working on innovative ways to make sure the essential metals needed to keep your electric vehicle’s wheels turning are here to stay.
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Beyond battery materials

Our love of e-mobility knows no bounds


In the dynamic electric and hybrid vehicle markets, we focus on various aspects of electromobility – from cathode active materials to engineering plastics, polyurethane systems, coatings, fuels, and lubricants. Our innovations cover all parts of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Together with our partners, we strive to enhance electromobility and minimize the carbon footprint of EVs we love.
 

Discover our other e-mobility projects

Learn more about our high-performance material solutions

A car in a mountainous landscape driving into the sunset.

Beyond battery materials

Our love of e-mobility knows no bounds


In the dynamic electric and hybrid vehicle markets, we focus on various aspects of electromobility – from cathode active materials to engineering plastics, polyurethane systems, coatings, fuels, and lubricants. Our innovations cover all parts of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Together with our partners, we strive to enhance electromobility and minimize the carbon footprint of EVs we love.
 

Discover our other e-mobility projects

Learn more about our high-performance material solutions

Beyond battery materials

Our love of e-mobility knows no bounds


In the dynamic electric and hybrid vehicle markets, we focus on various aspects of electromobility – from cathode active materials to engineering plastics, polyurethane systems, coatings, fuels, and lubricants. Our innovations cover all parts of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Together with our partners, we strive to enhance electromobility and minimize the carbon footprint of EVs we love.
 

Discover our other e-mobility projects

Learn more about our high-performance material solutions