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USABC awards $3.5M low-cost/fast-charge battery technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy

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million technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy Inc. in Fremont, California for a low-cost/fast-charge (LCFC) technology development. Zenlabs has developed proprietary silicon-based formulations that offer higher specific capacity, longer cycle life, and lower cost. This is Zenlabs’ third contract with USABC.

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USABC awards $3M low-cost/fast-charge EV battery technology development contract to Amprius Technologies

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) awarded a $3-million technology development contract to Amprius Technologies for a low-cost, fast-charge silicon nanowire cell technology for electric vehicles. The contract award, which includes a 50% cost share, funds a 30-month project that began earlier this year.

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American Battery Technology Company receives $2M USABC award to demo integrated Li-ion battery recycling technologies

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The program’s focus is to demonstrate that battery-grade metals can be manufactured from recycled materials at lower cost, lower environmental impact, and with higher domestic US sourced content than conventional virgin sourced metals. USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR).

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USABC Issues Requests for Proposal Information for Four Energy Storage Projects for Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

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USABC has carried out a number of battery development programs, focusing on low-cost and long-life batteries with varying power-to-energy ratios. The USABC is currently working under a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of high performance batteries.

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USABC awards $919,000 Li-ion active material coating technology assessment contract to Physical Sciences; EV requirements

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This rapid, low cost coating technology increases the electrical and ionic conductivity at the surface of the anode and cathode active materials used in state-of-the-art and next-generation lithium-ion cells. PSI developed a novel high active (HA) material-coating technology under a PSI internal research and development (IRAD) program.

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USABC awards Leyden Energy $2.28M contract for Li-imide based 12V start-stop batteries

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The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR).

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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The technology can also be applied to medium and heavy duty commercial vehicle platforms. Potentially this low-voltage technology combination could be applied to something approaching 50 million vehicles per year, CPT said. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies.

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