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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber.

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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Specifically: the current cost of high?energy ion batteries is approximately four times too high on a kWh basis; current batteries are two to three times too heavy and large, and high? ion batteries are not intrinsically tolerant to abusive conditions. competitive waste heat recovery technologies. based systems for waste?heat

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber.

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EV Everywhere Blueprint outlines DOE technical and development goals for EVs for 2022

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For the longer term, (2017-2027) while “beyond Li-ion” battery chemistries such as lithium-sulfur, magnesium-ion, zinc-air, and lithium-air, offer the potential of significantly greater energy densities, breakthrough innovation will be required for these new battery technologies to enter the PEV market, according to DOE.

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DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

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Possible areas of interest for the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge include, but are not limited to: Development of low-cost, high-strength automotive aluminum sheet. Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles. Beyond Li-on.

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DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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Advanced Electrolytes for Next-Generation Lithium Ion Chemistries. Further, alloying or coating pathways towards low-cost, effective passive films, have not been sufficiently explored in a sound and scientific way. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Computer Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Batteries. units. . -30

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. This would eliminate the ionomer, which conducts ions, but also poisons catalyst sites and obstructs oxygen transport.

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