The objective of this work is to analyze through a bibliometric analysis of Latin American scientific contribution in the subject of electric vehicles, using the research indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) in the period 2001-2019. The results show little contribution from Latin American countries, their organizations and authors, in addition to a low focus on research on lithium batteries. This leads to the conclusion that scientific organizations and funding agencies in the region should promote research in this area, favoring projects that propose broad collaboration networks that allow for a rapid transfer of knowledge.