DOE, USABC will fund nearly $38 million for plug-in hybrid research
Another nice green car announcement from the Department of Energy this week: almost $20 million for plug-in hybrid research. The DOE is presenting PHEVs as cars that can go "up to 40 miles" on battery power, so that seems to be the government's goal. Something to keep in mind.
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) will co-fund five of the projects the DOE is giving money to, bringing the total PHEV funding in this case to $38 million. The companies involved are:
- 3M of St. Paul, MN – selected for an award of up to $1.14 million from DOE (total DOE/industry cost share: $ 2.28 million) over two years to screen nickel/manganese/cobalt (NMC) cathode materials through building and testing of small-sized cells;
- A123Systems of Watertown, MA – selected for an award of up to $6.25 million from DOE (total DOE/industry cost share: $12.5 million) over three years for a project to develop batteries based on nanophase iron-phosphate chemistry for 10- and 40-mile range PHEVs;
- Compact Power Inc. of Troy, MI – selected for an award of up to $4.45 million from DOE (total DOE/industry cost share: $12.7 million) over three years to develop batteries for 10-mile range PHEVs using high energy and high power Manganese-spinel;
- EnerDel, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN – selected for an award of up to $1.25 million from DOE (total DOE/industry cost share: $2.5 million) over two years to develop cells for 10- and 40-mile range PHEVs using nano-phase lithium titanate coupled with a high voltage Nickel-Manganese cathode material;
- Johnson Controls – Saft Advanced Power Solutions of Milwaukee, WI – selected for an award of up to $4.1 million from DOE (total DOE/industry cost-share: $8.2 million) over two years to develop batteries using a nickelate/layered chemistry for 10- and 40-mile range PHEVs.
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[Source: DOE]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tim 8:09PM (9/26/2007)
Oh, the gov't is choosing technologies again. So much for free market competition.
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susan.kraemer 8:54PM (9/26/2007)
This Bu$hCo DOE already chose to blow $90 Billion (yes thats with a B)for nuclear power subsidies...they choose their technology all right...
A measly $20 million doesn't even cover the cost of crashtesting one new PHEV model. They do not want to get anyone one off oil.
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kert 7:07AM (9/27/2007)
>>Oh, the gov't is choosing technologies again. So much for free market competition.
No they arent. They are just subsidising developing strategically important critical technologies, nothing new with that. In this case, they are supporting the ones that have actually shown serious progress themselves.
Leaving everything up to almost monopolistic big corporations does not serve you any better, because they are keen to protect their existing cash cows, which in this case would be ICE.
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FalconEV 8:07AM (9/27/2007)
I've already got a PHEV, It's called an Electric scooter. Runs on Lithium Iron Phosphate, plugs in, goes 45+ mph, for 30+ miles (enuf for one day)
costs about $6000. Will pay for itself by not using gas. The sooner people buy these; the sooner the 100% electric 4 wheelers will follow.
Go beyond hybrid, ride the electric wave.
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kert 12:53PM (9/27/2007)
which brand ? I am actually considering selling my two-stroke 125cc pocket rocket and getting a Vectrix next spring.
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