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

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The US, Japan and the United Kingdom, among others, are funding research and development in power electronics. million project led by APEI , in collaboration with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Electric (Battery) Power Electronics' million to a $3.8-million GaN Systems, Inc.;

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

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Through the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance between the Energy Department and the Department of the Army, the Army is contributing an additional $3 million in co-funding to support projects focused on lightweighting and propulsion materials, batteries, fuels, and lubricants. Ford Motor Company. ?This General Motors.

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

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Imagen and its project team will develop a SiC-based compact motor drive system to efficiently control high power (greater than 500 kW), high performance permanent magnet electric motors operating at extremely high speed (greater than 20,000 rpm). SiC-Based Direct AC-AC Power Converter for Motor Drives.

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