Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Demand for manganese in batteries is set to grow over eight-fold this decade, due to new battery chemistries and rising electric vehicle sales, according to Benchmark’s Manganese Sulphate Market Outlook. New battery chemistries are expected to use even more manganese.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2020

Karma Automotive announced its flexible and modular E-Flex platform ( earlier post ) with an efficient flat floor battery electric vehicle (BEV) architecture. The flexible electric platform can be used for everyday sedans, mass-transit and ridesharing, last-mile delivery of goods, and more.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

A team led by Dr. Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) Atmospheric air is added to an electrolytic cell. —Stuart Licht.

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Green Car Congress

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. ( In partnership with industry, VTO has established aggressive targets to focus research on cost-reduction, efficiency, and performance.

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Charged EVs

JULY 1, 2024

Now the company is building a US plant to produce nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode materials. The company is building a plant in the US where it will produce LFP as it gradually phases in production of LMFP and DRX. So, if we’re going to build a plant in the US to make the DRX material, we could manufacture LFP in the same facility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Much of that is attributed to the fishing industry, which has come to rely on plastic fishing nets and other equipment because of the durability, light weight, buoyancy and low cost of the material. Those same qualities contribute to creating ghost nets, a fatal and growing threat to marine life.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2022

In 2021, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) launched a call for proposals to support R&D projects for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing, systems, components, and batteries in Canada. will build a pilot production process for their core technology and Center of Excellence for high volume manufacturing of hydrogen fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Velodyne LiDAR announced a new design for a solid-state LiDAR sensor that can deliver a subsystem cost of less than US$50 when sold in high-volume manufacturing scale. The technology will impact the proliferation of LiDAR sensors in multiple industry sectors, including autonomous vehicles, ridesharing, 3D mapping, and drones.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

To help California mitigate its ever-growing wildfires, this year CalSEED has included companies that are innovating in technologies that will build wildfire resiliency into the grid. EV Life, LLC is building the first online platform that gives drivers everything they need to switch from gas to an electric car. by at least 10 times.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

optioned a PNNL-developed method for building titanium oxide and carbon structures that greatly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. The optioned technology reduces the cost of manufacturing the fuel cells by up to one-third without decreasing overall performance, and improves stability and life of the fuel cell.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Fiscal Year 2021 Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies RD&D DE-FOA-0002475. AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2022

The JD/CA will help advance the development of Li-Metal’s high-performance low-cost lithium metal anode technologies and Blue Solutions’ solid-state batteries to be used in passenger electric vehicles (EVs). Li-Metal Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2020

The California Energy Commission Grant proposal was for the solicitation (GFO-19-310) Validating Capability of Second-life Batteries to Cost-Effectively Integrate Solar Power for Small-Medium Commercial Building Applications. As EVs reach end-of-life, batteries often retain from 70-90% of their original capacity.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 10, 2024

In the complex logistical ballet of modern commerce, fleet vehicles serve as the lifeblood of countless enterprises, ranging from the acrobatics of urban delivery services to the steadfast endurance of long-haul transport. The choice of vehicle must mirror the very DNA of your business to optimize functionality.

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Baua Electric

JULY 1, 2024

Now the company is building a US plant to produce nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode materials. The company is building a plant in the US where it will produce LFP as it gradually phases in production of LMFP and DRX. So, if we’re going to build a plant in the US to make the DRX material, we could manufacture LFP in the same facility.

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Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

Ford is planning to delay some electric vehicle plans in favor of a lineup of small, compact $25,000 EVs that could launch shortly after Tesla launches a car at the same price point, a new report says. We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 21, 2024

Ford’s love affair with EVs is coming to an end, the automaker announced today, as it shifted plans for its next few vehicles to be hybrid-electric instead of fully electric. The company will no longer build these models, it said. The move comes as profitability and consumer trends are taking focus.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

The cost of electricity without managed charging could be as high as $0.20/kWh. In dollars per gallon terms, that energy cost means Palermo is effectively paying $1.19 a gallon to power its vehicles. Similar to how data centers optimize for high efficiency, low cost, and 99.99

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

CAMX Power LLC is developing an inexpensive and scalable lithium-ion battery material (a low-cost 5V spinel cathode) that will reduce the cost of EDVs, and potentially improve mileage of HEVs and PHEVs, while also making it possible to charge PHEVs more quickly. TDA Research Inc. Cuberg, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

The US Department of Energy will award more than $175 million over the next three to five years to accelerate the development and deployment of a range of advanced vehicle technologies. The funding will support 40 projects across 15 states and will help improve the fuel efficiency of next generation vehicles. valve train vs. bearings).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

AVEVAI , a new B2B e-mobility and logistics solutions and technology provider based in Singapore, launched its range of IONA electric light commercial vehicles (e-LCVs) at the 5 th Guangzhou International Electric Vehicles Show in China (16-25 November 2018). A manufacturing partnership has been agreed with China Foton Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will issue , on behalf of the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), a FY 2016 Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement, with an estimated $56 million of total program funding, in the January 2016 timeframe.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

million electric vehicles in its service areas by 2030. If realized, EVs would make up 20% of all vehicles on the road in those areas—more than 30 times the number today. million EVs would reduce carbon emissions by nearly 5 million tons annually by 2030, or about three tons of carbon reduction per vehicle. Powering 1.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

The two companies have agreed to collaborate on the following activities: Introduction of V2G services in the European market; Exploring the use of second-life EV batteries for stationary applications (including households, buildings, grid); and. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

On top of the gains in strength, the new alloy benefits from a lower cost process. However, wide scale adoption of β-titanium alloys in transportation applications has been limited due to its high cost. a) Ultimate tensile and yield strength of Ti-185 for three STA conditions. (b)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz used the Washington DC Auto show as the venue to announce $58 million in funding for vehicle technology advancements. These areas of interest apply to light, medium, and heavy-duty on-road vehicles. DOE will fund cost-shared projects with private industry, national laboratories, and university teams.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Specifically, the funding will go toward reducing the production cost of carbon fiber manufacturing, to help in reducing the weight of vehicles; improved efficiency and lower costs for car batteries; and net-zero energy building technologies. ORNL will also receive $20.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

The multi-modal hydrogen refueling station will serve hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered on-road heavy-duty vehicles and locomotives at the Port of West Sacramento and will support the Sierra Northern Hydrogen Locomotive Project resulting from the same solicitation and previously awarded.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The company will stop building models at its Rouge EV center in Michigan for nearly two months. Ford will pause output at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center amid “slower-than-expected” demand for the all-electric pickup truck. Ford’s latest hurdle comes after it was topped by crosstown rival GM in US electric vehicle sales last quarter.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

Most of this growth is driven by an ever increasing demand for electric vehicles. Most of this (56%) will be put towards building 1.2 The cost of geopolitics. With this, the country has built up substantial expertise in building the required production facilities at a relatively low cost. Closing this 2.7

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2013

On a large scale, high-power electronics are used to connect solar panels and wind turbines to the grid, to operate industrial equipment such as elevators and HV/AC systems, and to run electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. High Quality, Low-Cost GaN Single Crystal Substrates for High Power Devices. Fairfield Crystal Technology.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Electrochemistry can help save the planet As the world embraces clean energy solutions such as wind turbines, electric vehicles, and solar panels to address the climate crisis, changing how we approach manufacturing becomes critical.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Notice of Intent ( NOI ) to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to advance innovations that will build new markets for H2@Scale. Earlier post.) Advanced Carbon Fiber for Compressed Hydrogen and Natural Gas Storage Tanks. H2@Scale New Markets R&D—HySteel.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

These selections bring total SCALEUP program funding to over $70 million, building on $24 million in previously announced SCALEUP “Fast Track” selections. Scale-up Technology for Accelerated Adoption of High-Capacity Silicon Anodes in Mass Market Electric Vehicles - $10,000,000. Earlier post.) 24M Technologies, Inc. Ionic Materials.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. Currently, zinc-air batteries are low power and offer a limited cycle life.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. million vehicles globally last year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The outlook for vehicle ownership and travel, with a focus on the world’s two largest LDV markets: the US and China. Characteristics of alternative vehicle powertrains and fuels that could affect their future market share. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main. From Insights into Future Mobility.

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