Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will enable diesel-like efficiency and increased maximum power output in a gasoline engine by using a secondary fuel to suppress engine knock under high load. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. Plasan Carbon Composites.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Advanced materials are essential for boosting the fuel economy of cars and trucks while maintaining and improving safety and performance. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%. The Pennsylvania State University. 587,248 (jointly funded). Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Lithium Ion 210

Lithium Ion Transportation Universal Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

Carbon Fiber 210

Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210