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Zinc-air battery company Eos Energy Storage raises $15M

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Eos Energy Storage, a developer of zinc-air grid-scale battery technology, completed its $15-million Series B financing round with participation from a syndicate of 21 strategic and financial investors. Eos has developed Znyth, a zinc hybrid cathode battery technology. Initial pricing is expected to be $160/kWh.

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EPA deadline, BMW electric reality check, Mustang hybrid tease: Today's Car News

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If you have a strong position regarding the EPA's proposal to freeze fuel economy standards at 2020 levels through 2026, speak out. A zinc-air battery project is backed by a big name and claims to have achieved the $100/kwh cost barrier and plans to find its way.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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ARPA-E’s RANGE program seeks to improve EV driving range and reduce vehicle costs by re-envisioning the total EV battery system, rather than working to increase the energy density of individual battery cells. Advanced Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries. Dendrite Free Zinc?Air Air Battery. 760,000. $760,000.

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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

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Battery storage. Batteries, the oldest, most common and widely accessible form of storage, are an electrochemical technology comprised of one or more cells with a positive terminal named a cathode and negative terminal or anode. Batteries encompass a range of chemistries. Lithium batteries: the future of storage.

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JRC assesses EU RD&D investments in electric-drive vehicles; controls and energy storage top the list

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R&D in this area is looking into controls for vehicle energy management systems, power grid communication, battery life monitoring, temperature management systems, EV sensors, and predictive control. EASYBAT, IoE); Battery recycling. —“Paving the way to electrified road transport”. Vehicle body and architecture.