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First crop of DOE Battery500 seedlings awarded nearly $6M; high-risk, high-reward toward 500 Wh/kg

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Achieving this goal would result in a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery, and electric vehicles with significantly extended range. The Battery500 project is focused on three keystone projects: A high nickel content cathode with a Li-metal anode; Sulfur cathode and Li-metal anode; and. Earlier post.) 400,000.

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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The XR Extended Range product, using NMC Li-ion cells, allows longer distances between charge events. Fast charge configured buses can also be charged in-depot to take advantage of off-peak charging times. Proterra has demonstrated that this option can travel more 700 miles in 24 hours.