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JULY 12, 2017

Two projects will research, develop, and use integrated computation materials engineering (ICME) techniques to develop low cost carbon fiber from a variety of feedstocks and precursors that can be used to make carbon fiber with less energy and lower cost. General Motors LLC. University of Pittsburgh.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. 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.

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JULY 29, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $60 million to 24 research and development projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks. (DE-FOA-0002420) AOI 1a: Next-generation Liquid Electrolytes for Li-ion Cells under Extreme Conditions. General Motors.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

These trucks haul 80% of goods in the United States and use about 28 billion gallons of fuel per year, accounting for around 22% of total transportation energy usage—presenting a significant opportunity for carbon emissions reduction and energy savings for a key segment of the US transportation sector. General Motors.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low.

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

General Motors. This project will research, develop, and demonstrate a highly integrated wide bandgap power module for next generation plug-in vehicles. This project will develop a low cost, ultra-compact power module using innovative integrated-cooling to increase power density, improve performance, and reduce cost.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

General Motors Ventures LLC has invested $7 million in Newark, Calif.-based based Envia Systems to provide GM’s battery engineering team with access to advanced lithium-ion cathode technology that delivers higher cell energy density and lower cost. —Micky Bly, GM executive director for Electrical and Battery Systems.

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The Li-imide electrolyte does not react with water nor generate hydrofluoric acid, making it far more resistant to heat. Founded in 1992, USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 19, 2014

million project to combine TIAX’s proprietary CAM-7 cathode material ( earlier post ) with a blended Si/carbon anode to achieve >200 Wh/kg and >400 Wh/L energy and >800 W/kg and >1600 W/L 10s pulse power targets under USABC PHEV battery testing procedures. TIAX is the sole organization in a $2.2-million Ah and 247 Wh/kg.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

For comparable efforts by General Motors, see earlier post.). Toyota is also seeking to reduce the cost of fuel-cell system specific materials, through cooperation with materials manufacturers. As an example, Yokoyama used the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) hydrogen storage tank. Conditions for mass introduction.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Ford Motor Company. ?This General Motors. This project will demonstrate a robust, cost effective, and versatile technique to join die cast magnesium to dissimilar aluminum alloys and mild and high strength steels. In the last four years, the cost of a plug-in electric vehicle battery has come down by nearly 50%.

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JULY 16, 2009

L/100km), achieved a 58% increase in gas mileage, a 37% decrease in carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions, and a 10% reduction in fuel costs. When compared with a conventional gasoline-fueled vehicle that averages 22 mpg US, the plug-in hybrid achieved a 68% reduction in tailpipe emissions and a 54% reduction in overall fuel costs.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Group14’s next-generation silicon-carbon composite to displace graphite in lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes, called SCC55, facilitates significant reductions in battery cost and carbon footprint on a per unit basis compared to incumbent graphite anode material. Component Manufacturing (Cathode).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

GM’s second-generation fuel-cell system (engineer included for scale.) Work that has been going on since then has been less focused on just the stack itself, and more on the mass production at low cost of fuel cell system, said Freese. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) It had its own plumbing and control module.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Group14’s next-generation silicon-carbon composite to displace graphite in lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes, called SCC55, facilitates significant reductions in battery cost and carbon footprint on a per unit basis compared to incumbent graphite anode material. Component Manufacturing (Cathode).

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JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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JULY 15, 2010

With respect to next-generation approaches, the Li-sulfur system, which relies on the use of low-cost sulfur on the positive electrode, offers promising specific energy because of the potential for storage of 2 moles of lithium for every mole of sulfur, the authors note. Credit: ACS, Wagner et al. Click to enlarge. Wagner et al.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Carbon Capture (5 projects). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Biomass Energy (5 projects). Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects).

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JULY 21, 2016

General Motors. Battery costs exceeded $500/kWh when President Obama launched his EV Everywhere Grand Challenge goal of making EVs that are as affordable and convenient for the American family as gasoline-powered vehicles, and low-cost, high performance batteries are a key component of the strategy to attain the President’s goal.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Putting Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic to the Test. General Motors will leverage unique capabilities available at PNNL to develop a predictive performance model of dissimilar metallic spot-welds for joining aluminum to steel. A Way to Low-Cost, Yet High-Performing Aluminum. A Model to Join Dissimilar Materials.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

improved oilseed crop that uses carbon more efficiently than. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. conferring hydrocarbon biosynthesis, enhanced carbon. traditional crops.

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” The Honda’s first electric SUV Prologue will arrive in 2024 and is being developed in partnership with General Motors. General Motors will contribute to the company with its battery system. Dave Gardner, executive vice president of American Honda said “Our zero-emission focus has begun.”

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JANUARY 12, 2018

The research team proposes to develop an innovative direct-contact heat exchanger technology to deliver low-cost, compact, longer-lifetime, high-efficiency waste heat recovery that is optimized for a low-temperature organic Rankine cycle. billion gallons of gasoline per year and correspondingly reduce 2.0

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada) and the General Motors Global Research and Development Center have developed a novel, economical flash heat treatment (FHT) for fabricated silicon-based Li-ion electrodes to boost the performance and cycle capability of Li-ion batteries. Credit: ACS, Hassan et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 28, 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the news as the Government embarks on the Building Britain’s Future scheme – a plan for recovery based on low carbon, high technology industries, products and services. So is Britain really in a position to be a green car leader? The argument for the UK….

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APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system. Newsweek ).

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APRIL 16, 2009

BYD makes about 80% of Motorolas RAZR handsets, as well as batteries for iPods and iPhones and low-cost computers, including the model distributed by Nicholas Negropontes One Laptop per Child nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass. tons of carbon dioxide. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

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