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GM joins IRMA to certify sustainability and human rights in EV supply chain

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A commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), allowing GM to extract local, low-cost lithium using a closed-loop, direct extraction process with no production tailing and lower carbon dioxide emissions when compared with traditional processes. GM’s Ultium battery system requires 70% less cobalt.

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DOE to award almost $20M to new research and development projects for advanced vehicle technologies

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This topic seeks proof-of-concept, or seedling projects that complement the VTO Battery500 Consortium’s research to more than double the specific energy (to 500 watt-hours per kilogram) of lithium battery technologies which will result in smaller, lighter weight, less expensive battery packs, and more affordable electric vehicles.

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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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The objective of this area of interest is to develop and to demonstrate electrochemical energy storage cell technologies capable of addressing the technical barriers to widespread commercialization of PEVs that approach or achieve the battery pack cost target. Battery500 Seedling Projects. Earlier post.) kW/Liter; and efficiency ≥94%.