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Stellantis invests in affordable sodium-ion battery technology

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Stellantis’ investment in Tiamat supports its goal to provide customers with clean, safe, and affordable mobility worldwide. Our customers are asking for emissions-free vehicles that offer a combination of robust driving range, performance, and affordability. Sodium is also available abundantly around the world.

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies.

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Cornell team develops aluminum-anode batteries with up to 10,000 cycles

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Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. Cornell researchers led by Lynden Archer, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering and the James A. They also have a very long cycle life.

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DOE to award $62.5M over 5 years to USABC to accelerate development of next-gen EV batteries

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USABC, managed by Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors, will solicit, fund, and manage cooperative research and development projects to improve next-generation advanced energy storage technologies for vehicles. Selected through a competitive solicitation, USABC will receive $12.5 Batteries Electric (Battery)'

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

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Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Utah State University.

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Researchers identify cause of degradation for NMC nickel-rich cathode materials

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Their findings, published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials , could lead to the development of more affordable and better performing batteries for electric vehicles. Affordable EVs put stringent requirements on their power batteries, including high energy density, high power density, long cycle/calendar life, and low cost.

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Zytek awarded ÂŁ1.35M in UK government funding to develop electric powertrain technologies center of excellence

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The main focus of the center will be on the development of high-efficiency, light-weight electric motors, inverters and energy storage systems. That’s exactly what we will be doing here, with a focus on delivering the safety, durability and affordability needed for the next generation of volume production vehicles.

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