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JUNE 30, 2022

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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MAY 6, 2022

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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DECEMBER 9, 2021

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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DECEMBER 24, 2009

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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2020

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

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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