The increasing popularity of electric vehicles as an alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles brings new realities, challenges and opportunities for scientists and engineers. A key element of this transition will be to develop solutions for lubrication, thermal management, electrical compatibility and corrosion inhibition. Two-dimensional materials are well poised to address these challenges and enhance the performance, efficiency, durability and, hence, sustainability of electric vehicles during this century and beyond.
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D.B. acknowledges the support by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (Award No. 2323452). L.I.F.-C. acknowledges the financial support given by Tecnologico de Monterrey within the Challenge-based research project IJST070-23EG68001 (call 2023). A.R. gratefully acknowledges the financial support of ANID-Chile within the projects Fondecyt Regular 1220331, Fondequip EQM190057 and the Millennium Science Initiative Program (NCN2023_007). A.E. acknowledges support from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station startup funds and the Governor’s University Research Initiative.
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Berman, D., Farfan-Cabrera, L.I., Rosenkranz, A. et al. 2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles. Nat Rev Mater (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-024-00680-3
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