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A Concise Review of Power Batteries and Battery Management Systems for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Qi Zhang, Yunlong Shang, Yan Li, Rui Zhu

2025Energies6 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The core powertrain components of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are the power batteries and battery management system (BMS), jointly determining the performance, safety, and economy of the vehicle. This review offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current advancements in power battery and BMS technology for electric vehicles (EVs). It emphasizes product upgrades and replacements while also analyzing future research hotspots and development trends driven by the increasing demand for EVs and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). This review aims to give recommendations and support for the future development of power batteries and BMSs that are widely used in EVs, HEVs, and energy storage systems, which will lead to industry and research progress.

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PowertrainBattery (electricity)Automotive engineeringElectric vehicleFuel cellsEnergy storageEnergy managementEngineeringSystems engineeringComputer sciencePower (physics)Energy (signal processing)Quantum mechanicsTorqueThermodynamicsMathematicsStatisticsChemical engineeringPhysicsAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies