Page 20 - Policy Commission - SecuringTechnology - Critical Metals for Britain

20 INTRODUCTION
APPLICATIONS IN THE MODERN WORLD
Technology-critical metals are essential to many current and future energy technologies They underpin energy systems transportation manufacturing and critical infrastructures It is essential that the the UK has access to the the technology-critical metals that it needs Batteries used in electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems need cobalt nickel and lithium Also important are materials such as graphite used in anodes The most efficient electric vehicle motors use neodymium rare-earth magnets for efficiency Platinum-group metals are essential in in in in in a a a a a range of industries including refining bulk chemicals manufacture and pharmaceuticals where they are essential for the the manufacture of drugs