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A Voltron for lithium batteries? 14 companies, Argonne National Lab join forces

Perhaps a flock-like approach to building lithium batteries for vehicles is what it'll take. A new alliance has been formed between the Argonne National Laboratory and 14 US companies to try and "perfect" li-ion batteries for cars, the lab announced this week. The alliance, called The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, will ask for between $1 and $2 billion from the US government over five years to help with the task. Much has been made of the way that America is losing the advanced battery race to Asian ... Read more →

The hidden joys of the recent EV announcements Sebastian Blanco

A Voltron for lithium batteries? 14 companies, Argonne National Lab join forces 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The hidden joys of the recent EV announcements 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

AutoblogGreen reader David sent us a link to his post (at least, I believe it's his own) on the hidden joys of upcoming EVs we all will benefit from. In some cases, the "future" EV is coming soon, and David has a positive reaction to recent announcements of the Tesla Roadster EV and the Smart EV ...

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