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DOE Battery Goal: 3X Range at One-Third the Cost
A new U.S. Dept. of Energy initiative seeks to develop electric car batteries that can triple driving range and slash by two-thirds.
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A new U.S. Dept. of Energy initiative seeks to develop electric car batteries that can triple driving range and slash by two-thirds.
The program, dubbed RANGE (Robust Affordable Next-Generation EV Storage), will award a total of about $20 million to as many as 12 projects. If successful, DOE says, the effort will enable carmakers to produce EVs at a cost and range comparable to cars with conventional internal combustion powertrains.
Awards will be made by the DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. ARPA-E says it is looking for innovative systems that are immune to catastrophic failure such as thermal runaway that can occur with lithium-ion batteries. The agency notes that such solutions would free carmakers from the need to shield batteries from crash damage.
ARPA-E also seeks "multifunctional" designs, meaning batteries that could shoulder a vehicle's structural load or help absorb crash energy.
Primary technical targets include a manufacturing cost of less than $125 per kilowatt-hour, effective specific energy greater than 150 Watt-hours per kilogram and effective energy density greater than 230 Watt-hours per liter.
Applicants must submit a proposal by March 21. Details are available HERE.
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