Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) awarded a $3.5-million 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.

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Green Car Congress

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. USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR).

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2020

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC ( USABC ), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $919,000 contract to Physical Sciences Inc.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2023

The company believes it will make breakthroughs in lightweight solid-state vehicle batteries, which Toyota predicts will be produced in less time than current cells on the market. The legacy automaker is working on a solid-state battery that can yield up to ~750 miles of range with a charging time of 10 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) awarded a $2.28-million The award is co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 50% cost-share by Leyden Energy. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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