Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, USA
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a research collaboration between Chrysler Group, Ford Motor and General Motors, announced recently that it will award approximately $15.6 million for advanced battery development projects to three automotive supply firms:
- Cobasys LLC, a subsidiary of SB LiMotive: Awarded a three-year $8.36 million contract for the development of high-energy lithium-ion cells and a 40-kWh demonstration battery pack for electric vehicle applications
- Maxwell Technologies Inc: Will receive $7.01 million to support a two-year development project aimed at doubling existing capacitor power density from 10 to 20 kilowatts per kilogram (kW/kg) and double energy density from 15 to 30 watt-hours per kilogram Wh/kg.
- SK Energy Co. LTD: Awarded $195,149 for a one-year technology assessment of the performance and life cycle of the company’s lithium-ion batteries.
USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) and is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). USABC’s overall mission is to promote the development of energy storage technologies to hasten the commercialization of electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. A reasonably priced 40-kWh pack would certainly be a big step forward.
[Source: USCAR]
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