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EV Everywhere Blueprint outlines DOE technical and development goals for EVs for 2022

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Technical targets in the Blueprint fall into four areas: battery R&D; electric drive system R&D; vehicle lightweighting; and advanced climate control technologies. Some specific goals for 2022 include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh. Earlier post.). —Blueprint. Electric drive systems. kW/kg to 1.4

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