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

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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? ion batteries are not intrinsically tolerant to abusive conditions. competitive waste heat recovery technologies. based systems for waste?heat 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 a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber. Plasan Carbon Composites. . $6,000,000. Zoltek Companies, Inc. Amprius, Inc. Dow Kokam, LLC. 3M Company.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber. Alloy or Li metal anodes. Li/air and Li/S systems.

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A closer look at Audi’s new R8 e-tron EV and battery

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Available for order this year upon customer request, the new R8 e-tron uses a newly developed high energy density Li-ion technology optimized for a purely electric vehicle drive. Li-ion cell energy density was increased from 84 to 152 Wh/kg; in comparison to the first technology platform, the battery capacity has grown from 48.6

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

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For the longer term, (2017-2027) while “beyond Li-ion” battery chemistries such as lithium-sulfur, magnesium-ion, zinc-air, and lithium-air, offer the potential of significantly greater energy densities, breakthrough innovation will be required for these new battery technologies to enter the PEV market, according to DOE.

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

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Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles. Beyond Li-on. 25% weight reduction at ?$1.97/lb lb saved for the chassis. Commercialization of power electronics for electric traction drives using wideband gap (WBG) semiconductors.

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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. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Critical barriers exist for the implementation of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in electric drive vehicle applications. AOI 9: Advanced Electrolytes for Next-Generation Li-Ion Chemistries.

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