DOE Contributes $14M to Plug-in Hybrid Battery Development
April 23, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to $14M in funding for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery development through a $28M cost-shared solicitation by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC).
The research aims to find solutions to improving battery performance so hybrid electric vehicles can deliver up to 40 miles of electric range without recharging.
DOE and USABC seek to identify electrochemical storage technologies capable of meeting or approaching the USABC criteria for performance, weight, life-cycle and cost. Other considerations include the potential to commercialize proposed battery technologies and bring them to market quickly.
The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program lead DOE efforts to bring PHEVs to market. The organizations will also work with industry to develop advanced transportation technologies to reduce the nation's use of imported oil.
The development of a lower cost, high-energy battery has been identified as a critical pathway toward commercialization of PHEVs.
The DOE research funding builds on the U.S. administration's Advanced Energy Initiative, which seeks to change the way people power homes, offices and automobiles. A stated goal is a 20% reduction in gasoline usage by 2017 through greater use of alternative fuels and increased vehicle efficiency.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).