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DOE awards Magna a grant to develop and ‘auto qualify’ advanced motor; 1/2 the cost, 8x power density

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Magna has been awarded a grant by the US Department of Energy to develop and ‘auto-qualify’ advanced electric motor technologies for next-generation vehicle propulsion systems. The project objective is to develop an electric motor that is half the cost and eight times the power density, while delivering 125 kW of peak power.

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Equipmake and HiETA developing new motor with 20kW/kg power density using additive manufacturing

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UK-based electrification company, Equipmake, has teamed up with additive manufacturing organization HiETA to develop a next-generation motor as part of a project grant-funded by Innovate UK. By comparison, even the best standard permanent magnet motors in use today would offer 5kW per kg. This brings many advantages.

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CleanSpark, Inc. and ReJoule awarded $2.9M second-life EV battery grant with support from Ford

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million grant to CleanSpark, Inc., The grant is slated to be deployed over the next 30 months. ReJoule and CleanSpark will be further supported by Ford Motor Company, BigBattery, and GRID Alternatives. This presents opportunities for repurposing EV batteries as low-cost stationary storage in a second-life application.

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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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MAHLE Powertrain and White Motorcycle Concepts developing fully electric 3-wheeled motorcycle for police, emergency first responders

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Supported by a grant from the Niche Vehicle Network, supported by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK, the project will adapt the design of the Yamaha Tricity 300 to replace its combustion engine with a fully electric powertrain with fast-charging capability and a targeted 100 mile operating range.

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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at 8:41am PST from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL. The powertrain does not use a battery—the fuel cells drive the electric motor directly—reducing weight and cost significantly.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. CalSEED is administered by New Energy Nexus.

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