Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 The critical barrier to wider deployment of electric vehicles is the high cost and low energy of today’s batteries. per gallon.

Carbon 249

Carbon Li-ion Batteries Battery 249

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

The committee supports consistent R&D to advance technology development and to reduce the costs of alternative fuels and vehicles. Hybrid LDVs might reach 94 mpg (2.5 BEVs and PHEVs are likely to use lithium-ion batteries for the foreseeable future. —Douglas M. l/100 km) for the midrange case. l/100 km) by 2050.

Hydrogen 244

Hydrogen Oil Plug-in Fuel Economy 244

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

Carbon Fiber 210

Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210