Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). In the final year, teams must refine their vehicles to near-showroom quality. Plug-in capability.

Ohio 150

Ohio Universal 2009 Design 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

NIST grant to significantly expand the Center for Applied Energy Research Laboratory’s (CAER) capabilities with a new 36,000-square-foot (3,344-square-meter) building dedicated to research in the biomass and biofuels industries, advanced distributed power generation and storage, and technologies for electric vehicles.

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Grant Kentucky Manufacturer Universal 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. of Georgia). Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation.

Carbon 249

Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Chances are you’ve never heard of South Korean company CT&T Co Ltd unless you live in the country itself - and if you have, we’re seriously impressed - but now the manufacturer is planning to enter the US market with a low-speed electric vehicle designed for cities and gated communities.

Companies 48

Companies Electric Cars South Carolina North Carolina 48

Plug In Partners

AUGUST 1, 2008

Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. million into electric-vehicle maker Aptera and battery start-up ActaCell. Tags: manufacturers batteries utilities. Sacramento Municipal Util.

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2008 Plug-in Plug EPRI 100

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. Midland, MI.

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Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis 317

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

These areas are home to The EV Project—the largest electric vehicle and infrastructure deployment yet undertaken. Tags: Electric (Battery). Nissan’s LEAF EV first will be available to consumers in December, in California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Tennessee.

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Nissan South Carolina North Carolina Washington 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. High Energy Permanent Magnets for Hybrid Vehicles and Alternative Energy. DOE grant:$5,349,932). Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc., DOE Grant: $4,000,000).

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Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231