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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Low-Cost Rare-Earth Free Electric Drivetrain Enabled by Novel Permanent Magnets, Inverter, Integrated Design and Advanced Thermal Management.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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It has been demonstrated that these advanced anodes can be paired with any commercial cathode material, resulting in significant improvements in cell energy density, power density, cycle life and charge rate. This patented structure results in high-energy density, cycle stability, and fast charge capability.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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It has been demonstrated that these advanced anodes can be paired with any commercial cathode material, resulting in significant improvements in cell energy density, power density, cycle life and charge rate. This patented structure results in high-energy density, cycle stability, and fast charge capability.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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Solid ion conductors made of affordable, easily produced materials could replace today’s mostly liquid electrolytes and expensive fuel cell parts, helping create a next generation of batteries and fuel cells that are low-cost, durable, and more efficient. —ARPA-E Director Dr. Ellen D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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batteries during charge and discharge cycles. Washington University in St. Louis will develop a predictive. optimal charge and discharge of the battery in real-time, enhancing battery performance and improving battery safety, charge-rate, and usable capacity. electrolyte materials composed of low cost iron.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Explore the interplay of spin, charge, and heat to control the transport of spin and energy to achieve much higher energy efficiencies in nanoscale electronic devices. Washington University, St. University of California, Riverside. Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES). National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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