Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), made up of Chrysler, Ford and GM, wants to hear proposals for new and better electric vehicle batteries. Through January 29th, the consortium will be accepting requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four different projects:- development of advanced high performance batteries for electric vehicle (EV) applications
- development of advanced energy storage systems for high-power, lower energy-energy storage system (LEESS) for power-assist hybrid electric vehicle (PAHEV) applications
- development of advanced high-performance batteries for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications
- a technology assessment of proposed advanced battery technologies for EV applications
USABC's goals are to get advanced automotive batteries to last 15 years and only cost $20 per kW for plug-in, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. USABC is also interested in ultracapacitors. To reach these goals, the USABC, part of the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), has been giving out lots of money for advanced batteries in the past few years, including $12.5 million to A123 and $8.2 million to Johnson Controls-Saft in 2008 and co-funding $38 million worth of projects with the DOE in 2007. More details after the jump.
[Source: USCAR]
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