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UK report sees step-change improvements in performance of EV batteries as “highly unlikely” through 2020

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The report— Cost and performance of EV batteries —describes the current state of development and cost of batteries, before mapping the future cost and performance of lithium-ion batteries out to 2030. In 2030, under a baseline scenario, this is predicted to drop to $6,400 for a BEV with a range of 250 km (155 miles).

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Mercedes-Benz F125!: fuel cell plug-in hybrid with Li-sulfur battery and structure integrated hydrogen storage with MOFs

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research vehicle (the “125” marking 125 years of the automobile), a fuel-cell plug-in hybrid with a range of more than 1,000 km (621 miles) that anticipates more than two generations of vehicles to 2025 and beyond. Lithium-sulphur batteries (e.g., Click to enlarge. Mercedes-Benz presented the F125!

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EV Everywhere Blueprint outlines DOE technical and development goals for EVs for 2022

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When these goals are met, the levelized cost of an all-electric vehicle with a 280-mile range will be comparable to that of an ICE vehicle of similar size. Despite current promising advances, DOE cautions that much more R&D will be needed to achieve the performance and lifetime requirements for deployment of these advanced technologies.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Actually delivering commercially viable 500-mile batteries will require exascale computing—i.e., Weigand is looking for a “500-mile battery” such as a Li-O 2 (Lithium air) thin film nano-technology system and for 50% efficient photovoltaic cells. NZN Needs the Exa Era. To bridge that gap between the 2.7

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This project seeks to combine the enzymes from a novel carbon fixation cycle in an extremophilic microbe termed an archaeon that grows optimally near 75°C with the hydrogen utilizing hydrogenase enzyme from another extremophilic archaeon to construct a hybrid enzymatic pathway. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation.

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IBM Almaden Researchers Say Li-Air Batteries Offer Promise for Transition to Electrified Transportation, But Face Challenges and Multi-Decade Development Cycle

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IBM and its partners have launched a multi-year research initiative exploring rechargeable Li-air systems: The Battery 500 Project. Understanding the origin of the temperature dependencies in Li-air batteries and minimizing their adverse effects. Wilcke (2010) Lithium-Air Battery: Promise and Challenges. Earlier post.)

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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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In addition, the analysis took into account sector-wide effects such as consumer preferences and potential changes in vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Hybrid LDVs might reach 94 mpg (2.5 Therefore, battery pack costs in 2050 for a 100-mile real-world travel range are expected to drop by a factor of about 5. l/100 km) by 2050.

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