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DOE issues $16M lab call to strengthen domestic capabilities in solid-state and flow battery manufacturing

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Solid-state lithium batteries provide an energy-dense and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries currently used for electric vehicles (EV) and other portable devices. Solid-state batteries can increase the EV driving range per charge. Topic 1 includes a cost share of 20% and $4 million in DOE funding per project.

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September 2023 Electric Vehicle News Digest

Electric Driver

This includes the obstacles EV drivers encounter when using public charging stations, the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, and Toyota’s upcoming EV super batteries that offer an impressive 746-mile range. Let’s delve deeper into these topics and explore them further.

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December 2023 EV News Recap: EV Sales Growth Slows

Electric Driver

December 2023 was a significant month for the electric vehicle (EV) industry, with several noteworthy developments and news stories making headlines. The December 2023 EV news covered a range of topics, from updates on Tesla’s charging standard to discussions on the impact of rising repair costs for electric cars after a collision.

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Rivian adopts well-known Tesla strategy in R2 to combat range loss

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Rivian is adopting a well-known strategy for its new R2 platform that Tesla uses in vehicles to combat range loss: a heat pump. A few years back, Tesla managed to develop the heat pump for its EVs, which essentially used heat produced by the car and funneled it back into the cabin.

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Ford Announces Ranger Plugin Hybrid EV, But It’s Not Coming To The US

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Plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) can be a pretty contentious topic in the EV scene. For some, the idea of only offering a few miles of electric range followed by combustion is already hopelessly obsolete. For others, they’re a cheap scheme to get tax credits or HOV lane access.

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University of Warwick supports development of Reduced Induction Field Torque motor; RIFT-10

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The RIFT 10 motor demonstrated unique advantages over conventional EV motors: IFT-10 weight-saving and efficiency over competing EV motor designs increases vehicle range, resulting in less energy usage over alternatives. With RIFT-10, equivalent power output is achieved using fewer raw materials (i.e.,

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Hydro-Québec partnering with Mercedes-Benz on development of solid-state battery technologies

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Canadian battery material specialist Hydro-Québec is partnering with Mercedes-Benz as part of the automaker’s research and development activities on future EV technology. With its latest developments, Hydro-Québec has achieved promising results for future battery performance, range, and weight, along with safety.

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