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Market Update: How Battery Pack Costs Declined Since 2008

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The US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office reported a remarkable 89% decrease in the cost of electric vehicle lithium-ion battery packs between 2008 and 2022. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh.

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DuPont selects Murex as marketing partner for cellulosic ethanol from Nevada, Iowa plant

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DuPont began developing an integrated solution for the commercial scale production of second generation ethanol from biomass in 2008. Producing stover-based ethanol used in many vehicles at the University of Tennessee. This optimized conversion process is being deployed in the facility in Nevada, Iowa.

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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Region 4 (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) will accept applications requesting up to $2,000,000 in grant funds. Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has competitively awarded more than 850 grants and 450 rebates across the country. Background.

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EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has competitively awarded more than 790 grants and 420 rebates across the country. Region 4 (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) will accept proposals requesting up to $2,000,000 in grant funds. Background.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama marks start of 4-cylinder engine production

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plants in Troy, Missouri and Jackson, Tennessee. After starting production in 2003, it added V6 engines to its lineup in 2005, and, in January 2008, reached a cumulative engine production of one million units. (Bodine Aluminum), which produces the cylinder heads and blocks for. trucks and SUVs.

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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About Jack Dongarra Employer: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Title: Professor emeritus, computer science Member grade: Life Fellow Alma mater: Chicago State University. Instead, he became a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he taught for 33 years.

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DOE awarding $7+ million to four hydrogen and fuel cell projects, including fuel cell delivery trucks

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Private industry and DOE’s national laboratories have already helped to reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 50% since 2006 and by more than 30% since 2008. Fuel cell durability has doubled and the amount of expensive platinum needed in fuel cells has fallen by 80% since 2005. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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