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STEVE PRZESMITZKI NAMED USCAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1200 600 USCAR

STEVE PRZESMITZKI NAMED USCAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 15, 2023 – Dr. Steven Przesmitzki was appointed executive director of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), effective June 5, as announced by the USCAR Council. Przesmitzki comes to USCAR with over 30 years of automotive and transportation experience, including 14 years at Ford Motor Company. Most recently he…

USABC AWARDS $3.8 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO 24M TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1200 600 USCAR

USABC AWARDS $3.8 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO 24M TECHNOLOGIES INC.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 13, 2023 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) today announced the award of a $3.8 million technology development contract to 24M Technologies Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts for a low-cost/fast-charge EV battery development program. The contract award, which includes a 50 percent cost share, funds a 24-month project that began…

USABC AWARDS $2 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO ENPOWER INC. 1200 600 USCAR

USABC AWARDS $2 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO ENPOWER INC.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 26, 2023 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) today announced the award of a $2 million technology development contract to EnPower Inc. in Indianapolis for a low-cost/fast-charge EV development program. The contract award, which includes a 50 percent cost share, funds a 24-month project that began last year.  The…

USABC AWARDS $2.6 MILLION LITHIUM ELECTRODE-BASED CELL DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING CONTRACT TO FARASIS ENERGY USA 1200 600 USCAR

USABC AWARDS $2.6 MILLION LITHIUM ELECTRODE-BASED CELL DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING CONTRACT TO FARASIS ENERGY USA

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 5, 2023 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) today announced the award of a $2.6 million “beyond lithium-ion” battery technology development contract to Farasis Energy USA in Hayward, California for a lithium-electrode-based cell and manufacturing program for automotive traction applications. The contract award, which includes a 50 percent cost share,…

WARWICK STIRLING NAMED USCAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1200 600 USCAR

WARWICK STIRLING NAMED USCAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 5, 2022 – Warwick Stirling was appointed executive director of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), effective Sept. 1, as announced by the USCAR Council. He succeeds retiring USCAR Executive Director Steve Zimmer. Stirling comes to USCAR with over eight years of automotive experience, including five years at General…

USABC AWARDS $3.5 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO ZENLABS ENERGY INC. 1200 600 USCAR

USABC AWARDS $3.5 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO ZENLABS ENERGY INC.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 22, 2022 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) today announced the award of a $3.5 million technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy Inc. in Fremont, California for a low-cost/fast-charge (LCFC) technology development. The contract award, which includes a 50 percent cost share, funds a 24-month project that began earlier…

USABC AWARDS $3 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES 1200 600 USCAR

USABC AWARDS $3 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 2, 2022 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) today announced the award of a $3 million technology development contract to Amprius Technologies in Fremont, California for a low-cost, fast-charge silicon nanowire cell technology for electric vehicles. The contract award, which includes a 50 percent cost share, funds a 30-month project that…

USABC ANNOUNCES $3.6 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WITH NANORAMIC LABORATORIES 1200 600 USCAR

USABC ANNOUNCES $3.6 MILLION LOW-COST/FAST-CHARGE EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WITH NANORAMIC LABORATORIES

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 2, 2022 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) today announced a $3.6 million low-cost/fast-charge (LCFC) lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery development program with Nanoramic Laboratories® in Boston, Massachusetts.  The contract award, which includes a 50 percent cost share by Nanoramic, funds a 30-month project that began last month. The program’s goal is…

USABC ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1200 600 USCAR

USABC ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 26, 2021 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) today announced a $2 million lithium-ion (Li-ion) recycling development program, “Strategic Collaboration for the Development of a Self-Sustaining Model for the Recycling of Large-Format Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) Batteries,” with   American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) in Fernley, Nevada. The contract award, which includes…

USCAR ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF “ROADMAP FOR AUTOMOTIVE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING” 1200 600 USCAR

USCAR ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF “ROADMAP FOR AUTOMOTIVE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING”

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 24, 2021 – The United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR) today announced the publication of its “Roadmap for Automotive Additive Manufacturing,” to better understand and communicate the opportunities and pathways for more widespread, efficient and sustainable use of additive manufacturing (AM) in automotive production plants. The scope of the roadmap…