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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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The purpose of this topic is to identify proof-of-concept or seedling projects that will complement the research in the Battery500 Program. The objective of the VTO Battery500 Program is to research, develop, and demonstrate lithium battery technologies capable of achieving a cell specific energy of ≥500 Wh/kg while achieving 1,000 cycles.

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DOE to award almost $20M to new research and development projects for advanced vehicle technologies

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million, subject to appropriations, to support research and development of advanced vehicle technologies, including batteries, lightweight materials, and advanced combustion engines, as well as innovative technologies for energy efficient mobility. Battery500 Seedling Projects.

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BMW Group shifting to cylindrical BMW cells in NEUE KLASSE from 2025; 46xx

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By leveraging the comprehensive in-house expertise of the company’s own Battery Cell Competence Center, the team from development, production and purchasing has been able to reduce costs for the high-voltage battery significantly, due to the new battery cell and new integration concept for battery technology developed by BMW.

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Groundbreaking for Mercedes-Benz battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

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This approach for an integrated recycling concept within a single factory is currently unique in Europe. Mercedes-Benz is cooperating with technology partner Primobius (joint venture of the German mechanical engineering company SMS group and the Australian project developer Neometals).

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

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And whatever it is, a combustion engine or electric vehicle, the need for traceability will continue. My perception is, for EVs, it will be very complicated to have 100% of battery components coming from the US with the current technology, meaning with the current chemistry based on nickel, lithium, cobalt, manganese, graphite. .

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