Remove Arkansas Remove Battery Powered Remove Cost Of Remove Energy
article thumbnail

Lux: future use of wide bandgap materials in power electronics will reduce EV cost

Green Car Congress

Using wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)s for power electronics can improve efficiency and thereby reduce the high cost of battery packs, according to a new report from Lux Research. Electric (Battery) Power Electronics' Click to enlarge. million to a $3.8-million

Power 218
article thumbnail

DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $45 million to 38 new projects that accelerate the research and development of advanced vehicle technologies. Advanced batteries: 13 projects, $22.5 In the last four years, the cost of a plug-in electric vehicle battery has come down by nearly 50%. Farasis Energy.

article thumbnail

ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $30 million in funding for 21 innovative projects as part of the Creating Innovative and Reliable Circuits Using Inventive Topologies and Semiconductors (CIRCUITS) program. Imagen Energy. Earlier post.). Empower Semiconductor.

Convert 170