Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2023

In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt—which is often mined using child labor—in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have developed a long-lasting alternative made with nickel. Resources Zhang, R., Nat Energy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $44 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002707 ) to support projects developing commercial-ready technologies that give the United States a net-zero or net negative emissions pathway toward increased domestic supplies of critical elements required for the transition to clean energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As automotive battery demand expands globally, access to battery materials is of increasing importance. In recent months, GM has announced: The company will reduce the use of cobalt, one of the mined materials essential to battery manufacturing. GM’s Ultium battery system requires 70% less cobalt.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

General Motors is set to build a new $400 million battery materials plant in Canada with South Korean company POSCO Chemical, adding to the automaker’s already-massive spending plan for the transition to electric vehicles. The plant will produce cathode materials for GM’s Ultium battery platform.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

The collective impact prompted an increase in LIB price in the second half of 2021, reversing its 30-year decline that began with the first-ever commercial product in 1991. Develop substitutions and manage battery demand. Establish information-sharing mechanisms.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The upcoming FOA may include the following areas of interest (AOI): Advanced Technology Battery Cell Development. Analysis suggests that cost parity between electric drive and internal combustion vehicles is possible under certain scenarios when battery pack costs fall below $125/kWh (useable energy). Battery500 Seedling Projects.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements.

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