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a startup developing innovative solid-state battery systems for use in future electric vehicles (EVs) that would fully charge in minutes, announced the grant of an exclusive technology license by Harvard University’s Office of Technology Development (OTD) and a seed round financing of $5.15 Adden Energy, Inc., —Xin Li.

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JUNE 5, 2020

These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The Owensboro Transit System will receive funds to purchase an electric battery bus and a charging station to maintain a state of good repair. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Description.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

(NFI), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer in North America, announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awarded New Flyer a new contract for five sixty-foot (10 equivalent units) New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty, battery-electric zero-emission buses.

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MAY 31, 2012

In its most recent 8K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Li-ion battery maker A123 Systems said a number of circumstances have raised “ substantial doubt on [its] ability to continue as a going concern.”. A123 Systems has been the recipient of a number of state and federal grants and tax incentives.

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JULY 12, 2018

BYD recently delivered five electric buses to the Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; a sixth is scheduled to be delivered by the end of the July. VTA is the first transit agency in Massachusetts to commit to going all-electric. —Angie Grant, Administrator of Vineyard Transit Authority.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Harvard University recently purchased four Proterra battery-electric buses and electric infrastructure. Each Proterra battery-electric transit bus is 35 feet long (similar in size to the current buses), has a seating capacity of 29, and runs on a 450 kWh battery.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

million research center, led by Michigan Engineering and funded by the US Department of Energy, will focus on understanding an emerging branch of science involving mechanical and chemical phenomena that affect advanced battery designs.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

A Massachusetts startup has signed a license agreement with Battelle to commercialize battery technology that can help store large amounts of renewable energy and improve the reliability of the nation''s power grid. based WattJoule Corporation will advance the commercial use of redox flow battery technology. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Washington, Oregon, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York adopted the ACC II regulations in 2022. If adopted, the ACC II regulation would require automobile manufacturers to increase their zero-emission sales of light-duty vehicles to 100% by 2035.

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APRIL 30, 2014

Ambri, developer of Liquid Metal Battery grid-scale energy storage technology, closed a $35-million Series C equity financing. The energy is stored in the liquid metals that want to react with one another but can do so only by transferring ions across the electrolyte, which results in the flow of electric current out of the battery.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Researchers at two institutions in Istanbul have created nano-tattoos capable of passive wireless communications with nearby devices, without the need for external power sources such as batteries. million grant from the European Research Council to explore redesigning batteries through quantum electron engineering.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

For example, Maryland offers grants for zero-emission school buses. Additionally, last year’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 2222 created the nationwide ability to connect vehicle batteries to the electricity grid. State governments are supporting the switch to electric vehicles as well.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of zero-emission buses on the road. Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The recipients of the cooperative research grants are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Chattanooga Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), and Utah State University. The project received $1.75 million, which includes $325,000 from FTA.

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JUNE 1, 2009

maker of the long-lasting, fast-charging Sonata Li-ion battery for laptops, is planning to build a 455,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Auburn, Massachusetts that would complement its existing China-based operations. Tags: Batteries. Boston-Power, Inc., Source: USABC. Click to enlarge. Energy density of 180 Wh/kg.

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MARCH 20, 2015

The grants will fund projects such as retrofitting older school buses to improve air quality for children riding to school, upgrading marine propulsion and agriculture engines, and replacing long haul truck engines. Massachusetts. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Ventures, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A second, competitive grant program designed to further increase EV charging access in locations throughout the country, including in rural and underserved communities, will be announced later this year. Massachusetts. These corridors will be the backbone of the new national EV charging network. 21,998,178. 14,743,125. 10,280,470.

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APRIL 26, 2010

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has approved a $5-million forgivable loan for Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems contingent on its hitting job creation and private investment milestones. With the new expansion, A123 Systems will assemble and commission grid-storage battery systems in Massachusetts.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

All litigations will be dismissed and a license under these patents will be granted to A123, as agreed by the parties, under the settlement. The alliance has previously granted four sublicenses to these technologies. In return, LiFePO 4 +C Licensing AG receives rights to two recent battery material patents from A123.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. 2,320,000.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

a provider of lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems ( earlier post ), announced $125 million in new funding from a combination of private equity investment and support from China. As part of its plans, Boston-Power is establishing an R&D and EV battery engineering facility in China. Boston-Power, Inc., Reorganizing.

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APRIL 27, 2014

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a safe, extended cycling lithium-metal electrode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries by entrapping lithium metal within a porous graphene network (Li-PGN). This in turn significantly limits the rate capability of such batteries. Mukherjee et al. Click to enlarge. Background.

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JULY 7, 2011

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. Patents for all liquid metal battery inventions were licensed from MIT.

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MARCH 22, 2009

The State of Texas will submit a bid to become the headquarters for an advanced battery consortium that is seeking $1 billion in Federal stimulus money to develop technology for the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles. which makes lithium-ion batteries, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Johnson Controls Inc.,

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JUNE 29, 2016

Kiessling Transit, a Massachusetts-based transportation company, is ordering 32 more hydraulic hybrid buses equipped with Lighting Hybrids’ Energy Recovery System (ERS) for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The ERS is a patented, parallel hydraulic hybrid system that has no electric batteries. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The new Advisory Board includes: Grant Covic, Professor of Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where there are more than 40 Ph.D. Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MacArthur Fellow and WiTricity founder. and postdoctoral researchers on campus working on wireless charging.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

Located in the Shanghai Corridor and scheduled for completion by the end of 2012, the facility will be capable of producing 400 MWh of lithium-ion battery cells annually. Concurrently, Boston-Power is establishing an R&D and EV battery engineering facility in Beijing.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This project will forecast electric charging demand at traffic stops on freight corridors across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey to help inform a blueprint for future large-scale, least-cost deployment of commercial EV charging and serve as an exemplar for other regions.

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MAY 15, 2023

For more ways to make an EV purchase affordable, you can look to tax credits, grants and rebate programs in your state. For Massachusetts residents and businesses, there are quite a few options available. Here’s a look at current Massachusetts EV rebates and other incentive programs.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. Fifty-one projects in 39 states will receive a share of the funding.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The system, which does not have electric batteries, uses this otherwise wasted energy for acceleration, supplementing power from the internal combustion engine to reduce fuel costs for fleet owners and greatly cut emissions. One business that recently integrated a Ford F59 into its fleet is AmeriPride Services Inc.,

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

But as better battery algorithms and new cooling technologies enter the market, expect charging times to come down (and “range anxiety” levels among drivers to drop accordingly). However, market competition, falling battery prices and government incentives are pushing the cost of EVs to parity with gasoline.

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JANUARY 28, 2023

Today, depending on the EV model, where it charges, and assuming it is a battery electric and not a hybrid vehicle, it may need to be driven anywhere from 8,400 to 13,500 miles , or controversially, significantly more to generate less GHG emissions than an ICE vehicle. For instance, recent U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Chrysler Group LLC, working in partnership with the US Department of Energy (DOE), will deliver 10 demonstration fleet Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) pickup trucks to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The constant charging will allow us to measure the impact on battery life and charging efficiency.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Stealth-mode battery start-up 24M has introduced its new semi-solid lithium-ion cell. By 2020 our battery costs will be less than $100 a kilowatt-hour (kWh). The lithium-ion battery is a brilliant, enabling technology, but its economics are flawed. A battery having a first charge capacity at first C-rate, for example, 0.5

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APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Canary Media stated, “Billions of dollars of federal and state grants and incentives are flowing to U.S. Highland has promised to provide Massachusetts with electric school bus subscriptions on par with diesel prices through 2025. Thomas Built points out , “Electric school buses can serve as versatile battery storage units, too.

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