Kinetics of LiFePO4, LiMn2O4, and LiCoO2 cathodes operating in 1 M LIPF6 solution in a mixture of ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate was deduced from impedance spectra taken at different temperatures. The most striking difference of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) curves is the impedance magnitude: tens of ohms in the case of LiFePO4, hundreds of ohms for LiMn2O4, and thousands of ohms for LiCoO2. Charge transfer resistances (Rct) for lithiation/delitiation processes estimated from the deconvolution procedure were 6.0 Ω (LiFePO4), 55.4 Ω (LiCoO2), and 88.5 Ω (LiMn2O4), respectively. Exchange current density for all the three tested cathodes was found to be comparable (0.55–1·10−2 mAcm−2, T = 298 K). Corresponding activation energies for the charge transfer process, E ct # $$ {E}_{ct}^{\#} $$ , differed considerably: 66.3, 48.9, and 17.0 kJmol−1 for LiMn2O4, LiCoO2, and LiFePO4, respectively. Consequently, temperature variation may have a substantial influence on exchange current densities (jo) in the case of LiMn2O4 and LiCoO2 cathodes.