About US

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of USCAR, is a collaborative research organization comprised of technical personnel from Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.

The USABC seeks to direct electrochemical energy storage (EES) R&D relevant to the automotive industry through a consortium that engages automobile manufacturers, EES manufacturers, the US Department of Energy, national laboratories, universities, and other stakeholders to combine technological and financial resources. This collaboration focuses on the development of EES technologies to advance the commercialization of next-generation electrified vehicles.

Objectives

  • Develop advanced battery cell and system technologies to meet next generation performance and cost goals for electrified automotive applications.
  • Develop materials, sub-systems, manufacturing and recycling technologies to support advanced battery systems for electrified vehicle applications.
  • Conduct benchmarking activities for state-of-the-art batteries and ultracapacitors.
  • Publish technical goals and associated test procedures to guide the development of electrochemical energy storage systems.
  • Proactively identify challenges and barriers that must be overcome for EES technologies to meet future needs of the automotive industry, and strive to promote targeted R&D to address. Examples can be found below.
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