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CEC awards Proterra $3M toward electric bus manufacturing plant; Foothill Transit orders 13 more buses

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Foothill Transit will also become the first customer for Proterra’s new extended-range vehicle, the Proterra Catalyst XR. This is currently manifested with the two configurable versions on sale: the original FC version, designed for fast charging with a shorter range, and the new XR version with a different battery pack for extended range.

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Update on Select Argonne Lab Activity with HEV and PHEV Li-ion Batteries

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New titanate system for HEVs. The manganese spinel system, Amine said, has excellent power capability—much better than any other existing lithium-ion system—allowing the possibility of designing small batteries, which could lead to significant cost reduction.

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Bangalore Based Startup to Bringdown The EV Price By 40%

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Log9’s RapidX batteries, which use InstaCharge battery technology, are designed to work at temperatures ranging from -30 to 60 degrees Celsius. The cell costs around 70% of the cost of a standard battery, whereas the battery costs 40-45% of the cost of an electric vehicle. Now moving on to the economics.

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Proterra boosts capacity of Catalyst XR battery pack 28% to 330 kWh with new design, same volume as predecessor

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Proterra offers both extended-range (XR) and fast-charge (FC) versions of its electric bus, using different battery technologies. The TerraVolt FC fast charge battery option (lithium titanate, LTO chemistry) allows for maximum run time with minimum dwell time. Overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Earlier post.)

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BCG Report Expects Battery Costs Will Constrain Widespread Market Adoption of Fully Electric Vehicles, Absent a Technology Breakthrough; Forecasts 26% of Major Market New Cars in 2020 To be Hybrid or Electric

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Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles without a major breakthrough in battery technology, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). million will be fully electric, 1.5