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JULY 12, 2017

Among the awardees are Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America and GM, with separate projects on Li-sulfur batteries, as two of the fifteen Phase 1 “Battery Seedling” Projects. These projects enable smaller, safer, lighter weight, and less expensive battery packs that ultimately will make electric vehicles more affordable.

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Carbon Fiber Li-ion Mercedes GM 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will enable diesel-like efficiency and increased maximum power output in a gasoline engine by using a secondary fuel to suppress engine knock under high load. Increased availability of magnesium can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel efficiency. Plasan Carbon Composites. UChicago Argonne LLC.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. As an example, Yokoyama used the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) hydrogen storage tank.

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2015 Toyota Commercial Fuel 315

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Computer Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Batteries. Advanced Electrolytes for Next-Generation Lithium Ion Chemistries. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. High Temperature DC Bus Capacitor Cost Reduction & Performance Improvements. Applied Battery Research for Improvements in Cell Chemistry, Composition, and Processing.

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Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion 240

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Following the world debut of the first production model, the battery-electric urban-focused BMW i3 ( earlier post ), the BMW Group’s next step will be to address the sports car segment with the plug-in hybrid BMW i8. liter BMW TwinPower Turbo gasoline engine; and intelligent energy management. Rear-mounted 3-cylinder engine.

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BMW Plug-in Engine Plug 281

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

All three incorporate a fourth-generation, 100 kW LT PEM (Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack developed in-house by Volkswagen Group Research at the Volkswagen Technology Center for Electric Traction. Fuel cell technology is running in comepetition with long-range battery electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept 278