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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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Incubator programs allow DOE to assess new technologies for potential to be on-ramped to future MYPPs. Specifically: the current cost of high?energy ion batteries is approximately four times too high on a kWh basis; current batteries are two to three times too heavy and large, and high? Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. Plasan Carbon Composites.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. Future growth in the near term is driven by Europe. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. GWh annually in 2021.

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DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

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Some specific goals include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh. Reducing the cost of electric drive systems from $30/kW to $8/kW. Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles. Beyond Li-on. lb saved; with ?

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DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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Advanced Electrolytes for Next-Generation Lithium Ion Chemistries. Applicants must articulate how output from this research will be made broadly available to the scientific and engineering community, and how the results can be used to support future development of high performance automotive die-casting alloys.

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DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

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The research should include existing grid management services as well as future changes that affect integration with a PEV. Area of Interest (AOI) 3: Accelerated Development and Deployment of Low-Cost Automotive Mg Sheet Components. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. per pound of weight saved. per pound of weight saved.

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DOE to issue $56M funding opportunity for vehicle technologies in January

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The objective of this effort is to apply an integrated suite of experimental, computational, and data tools to accelerate research, development, and demonstration of a magnesium sheet component (or components) on a model year 2013 or newer vehicle at a manufacturing cost of less than $2.50 per pound of weight saved.

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