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Past, present & future of EVs: Advanced battery technology is key to success – ET Auto

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His EV was a small scale model powered by an electric motor that was charged by a battery that could not be recharged. The first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania (USA) in 1859. Henry Ford’s assembly plant at Detroit (USA) made ICE powered vehicles affordable for the masses. These were experimental EVs.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. Long-Life Rechargeable Alkaline Battery for EVs.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help catalyze the agency’s research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts into affordable, market-ready energy solutions, by strengthening partnerships between DOE’s National Labs and American entrepreneurs. Bunting-Dubois (Dubois, Pennsylvania).

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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Solid ion conductors made of affordable, easily produced materials could replace today’s mostly liquid electrolytes and expensive fuel cell parts, helping create a next generation of batteries and fuel cells that are low-cost, durable, and more efficient. Pennsylvania State University. Sila Nanotechnologies.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania State University is developing an innovative. flow battery chemistry to develop an efficient and affordable. Rechargeable Multivalent Batteries from Common Metals. This internal. sensor will detect the magnitude and location of internal. Health Management System for. sourced.

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GM Unveils EN-V Concepts for Future Urban Mobility

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EN-V is a two-seat electric vehicle designed to alleviate concerns surrounding traffic congestion, parking availability, air quality and affordability for tomorrow’s cities. Recharging can occur from a conventional wall outlet using standard household power, allowing EN-V to travel at least 40 kilometers (25 miles) on a single charge.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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And yet, what about recharging? Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. That means I'd have to recharge at least once. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car.