Energy Storage, Engine, Fuel Economy and Low Cost

JAC and Ricardo develop production version of HyBoost concept; seeking 30% boost in fuel economy with same performance

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Concept Fuel

Construction starts on “Flybus” demonstrator; low-cost flywheel energy storage hybrid projects 20% savings in fuel consumption

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Construction has begun on the first “Flybus” prototype vehicle, designed to demonstrate the viability of a cost-effective alternative to battery-hybrid buses by using flywheel energy storage. The Flybus system could deliver up to 20% savings in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions in stop-start city center operation.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Low Cost Hybrid Energy

HyBoost demonstrator debuts at LCV2011; 50% by swept volume downsizing with low-cost electrification

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Together the partners have sought to demonstrate an extremely cost-effective, ultra-efficient gasoline engine in a C-segment passenger car delivering the performance of a baseline 2.0-liter liter model but with significantly reduced real-world and drive cycle CO 2 emissions, and comparable improvements in fuel-economy.

Downsizing

Downsizing Low Cost Lead Acid Gasoline-Electric

DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced up to $60 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. ( DE-FOA-0002420 ) This funding opportunity supports priorities in batteries and electrification, advanced engine and fuel technologies, materials, and new mobility technologies.

Lithium Sulfur

Lithium Sulfur Vehicles Energy Storage Affordable

DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Sila Nanotechnologies. Solid Power Inc. Marquette University.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal

DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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MAY 28, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. Ballast Energy, Inc.

Li-ion

Li-ion Battery Powered Engine Lithium Ion

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

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JANUARY 18, 2014

The FOA will give equal consideration to all proposals submitted, including submissions that address the following Areas of Interest: Energy Storage R&D. As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high? duty engines.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel

DOE releases SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 2 topics; hydrogen, electric vehicles, more efficient combustion engines; biogas-to-fuels

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Among the many topics listed are magnetocaloric materials development for hydrogen delivery; two hydrogen technology transfer opportunities (TTO); EV traction batteries and power electronics; new combustion engine technologies; and the co-utilization of CO 2 and methane in biogas to produce higher hydrocarbon fuels.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Fuel Electric Vehicles

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The selections announced focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Advanced fuels and lubricants : Eight projects awarded to improve fuels and lubricants that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines. Advanced fuels and lubricants. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC—NREL.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles

Sheetak and Delphi to develop efficient HVAC for EV/HEVs; $4.7M ARPA-E award

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

million contract by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a thermal energy storage system for supplemental heating or cooling for electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). Sheetak Inc. has been awarded a $4.7-million Earlier post.) Sheetak Inc.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Energy Storage Convert Low Cost

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

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

Vehicles

Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in

DOE issues FY 2015 SBIR/STTR Release 2 funding opportunity, including hydrogen fuel cells, electric drive batteries

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Technical topics for this FOA—which span the range of DOE interests from fossil to nuclear to renewable and low-carbon energies—include two hydrogen- and fuel-cell-related topics: fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and in-line quality control devices for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells.

2015

2015 Hydrogen Fuel Batteries

Flybus consortium integrates prototype flywheel hybrid hardware into bus; simulations indicate fuel savings in excess of 10%

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The Flybus system, which the developers suggest should cost significantly less than current electric hybrid systems, uses a Ricardo Kinergy flywheel ( earlier post ) as the energy storage medium and a Torotrak continuously variable transmission (CVT) as the means of transferring energy between the wheels and the flywheel.

Hybrid

Hybrid Fuel Fuel Economy Energy Storage

Aduras MESA Electric Powertrain Combines Controls, Switched Reluctance Traction Motor and MicroTurbine

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APRIL 20, 2009

Designed from the ground up, the system features power management electronics and component electronics that control the MESA modular energy storage system (mStor), electric Generator module (mGen) and the electric motor module (mDrive). The flex-fuel microturbine weighs less than 500 lbs.

Motor

Motor Motors Motoring Energy Storage

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

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MARCH 18, 2013

Even then the US is unlikely to reach a 50% reduction in petroleum use by 2030 because very little time remains for achieving the required massive changes in the on-road LDV fleet and/or its fuel supply. Many of the vehicles on the road in 2030 will have been built by 2015, and these will lower the fuel economy of the on-road fleet.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Oil Plug-in Fuel Economy

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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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technology Program is seeking public comment on the draft of an upcoming solicitation ( DE-FOA-0000793 ) totaling more than $50 million for new research projects that will develop advanced technologies to improve vehicle performance and increase fuel economy.

Li-ion

Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion

DOE FY17 SBIR Phase I Release 2 topics include fuel cells, EV batteries, engines

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The fuel cell topics: Innovative Materials and/or Technologies for Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cell. Applications are sought to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies that support commercialization of micro, mild, and full HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs. The vehicle topics: Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries.

Engine

Engine Fuel Hydrogen Batteries

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. Contributing writer Bill Cooke has been an engineer and manager with Ford and Visteon.].

Li-ion

Li-ion Power Powered Market

DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). Area Of Interest (AOI) 1: Development of Low-Cost, High-Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet. AOI 2: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles. ($6M) Areas of interest.

Emissions

Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Nineteen projects are aimed at reducing the cost and improving the performance of key PEV components. Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles (Area of Interest 2).

Plug-in

Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

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APRIL 10, 2012

EERE’s Vehicles Technologies Program (VTP) is focused on developing technologies to enable average new vehicle fuel economy of more than 60 mpg (3.9 Applicants are sought to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies which support commercialization of micro, mild, and full HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Table of Contents.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

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JAC and Ricardo develop production version of HyBoost concept; seeking 30% boost in fuel economy with same performance

Construction starts on “Flybus” demonstrator; low-cost flywheel energy storage hybrid projects 20% savings in fuel consumption

HyBoost demonstrator debuts at LCV2011; 50% by swept volume downsizing with low-cost electrification

DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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

DOE releases SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 2 topics; hydrogen, electric vehicles, more efficient combustion engines; biogas-to-fuels

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

Sheetak and Delphi to develop efficient HVAC for EV/HEVs; $4.7M ARPA-E award

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

DOE issues FY 2015 SBIR/STTR Release 2 funding opportunity, including hydrogen fuel cells, electric drive batteries

Flybus consortium integrates prototype flywheel hybrid hardware into bus; simulations indicate fuel savings in excess of 10%

Aduras MESA Electric Powertrain Combines Controls, Switched Reluctance Traction Motor and MicroTurbine

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

DOE FY17 SBIR Phase I Release 2 topics include fuel cells, EV batteries, engines

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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