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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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The battery and electrification projects under this funding opportunity support the National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries’ goal of maintaining and advancing US battery technology R&D leadership. General Motors. AOI 1b: Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) Cells. Federal share. SUNY University @ Stony Brook.

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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New innovations in motor technology—printable magnets, high-conductivity windings, and novel architectures—could lead to much smaller, very high energy density systems with twice the useful life that can enable more affordable, better performing PEVs. Lithium-sulfur and lithium-air battery cell development.

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Report: GS Yuasa to produce new Li-ion batteries by 2020 that double range of small EVs

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The Nikkei reports that by 2020, Japan’s GS Yuasa will begin mass producing lithium-ion batteries that double the driving range of small electric vehicles. Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture with trading house Mitsubishi Corp. GS Yuasa is the world’s fourth-largest supplier of automotive lithium-ion batteries.

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GM researchers demonstrate hierarchical electrode architectures for high energy lithium-chalcogen rechargeable batteries

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Lithium-chalcogen batteries—e.g., lithium-sulfur (Li-S) and lithium selenium (Li-Se) systems— are promising candidates for high energy electrical storage solution. Elemental sulfur (S) has a theoretical specific capacity of 1670 mAh/g, while Selenium (Se) has a theoretical specific capacity of 675 mAh/g.

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USABC awards $1.64M to NOHMs Technologies for development of ionic liquid electrolytes for Li-ion batteries

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, recently awarded $1.64 volt lithium-ion batteries, consistent with USABC goals. LCO, NCA, LMNO, NMC and others).

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DOE awarding $209M to 26 national lab projects; EVs, batteries and connected vehicles

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Battery 500 Phase 2, with BNL, INL, SLAC, General Motors and 8 universities as partners. Stable Solid-State Electrolyte and Interface for High-Energy All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Battery. Lead national laboratories and their projects are: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

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OXIS Energy and Multi Source Power form partnership for marine Li-sulfur batteries

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Integrating OXIS’ expertise in the development of the next generation of cell technology allows them to develop lithium sulfur rechargeable battery systems for the marine market. has 19 families of patents on the Lithium sulfur technology, with 57 patents granted and another 44 pending. Founded in 2005, OXIS Energy Ltd.

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