Comments on: Deadline Nears for Stimulus Bet for Battery Makers: Who’s In the Game?

By: LG Chem to Build $303M Volt Battery Plant in Holland, Mich.

LG Chem to Build $303M Volt Battery Plant in Holland, Mich. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:18:48 +0000

[...] a $151.4 million grant awarded by the Department of Energy last summer. That battery grant program requires winners to share at least half the project costs, and LG Chem will invest $151.5 million in the new facility. Groundbreaking is scheduled to kick [...]

By: 20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion

20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:02:39 +0000

[...] on lithium-ion batteries for vehicles, the market was waiting for billions of stimulus dollars for advanced batteries to be doled out, and hoping to gear up for its biggest ever plug-in vehicle push in 2010. That was [...]

By: Battery Startup Imara Shuts Down After Funding Troubles

Battery Startup Imara Shuts Down After Funding Troubles — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:57:47 +0000

[...] within 2-3 years, and the requirement for awardees to share costs, has effectively tilted the scales away from younger ventures — so too, did the quick turnaround time for applications, Battelle Ventures’ General [...]

By: Battery Grant Winners!: A123Systems Rakes In $249M

Battery Grant Winners!: A123Systems Rakes In $249M — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:07:38 +0000

[...] Obama administration has just named the first group of winners in one of the hottest cleantech programs in the stimulus package, the $2.4 billion Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, which includes [...]

By: The Most Important Stimulus Money? « Mercury Rising 鳯女

The Most Important Stimulus Money? « Mercury Rising 鳯女 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:30:34 +0000

[...] of the hottest cleantech funding programs created as part of the stimulus package is close to producing some of its first winners. When we [...]

By: DOE Close to Awarding Stimulus Bucks for Batteries, Possibly This Week

DOE Close to Awarding Stimulus Bucks for Batteries, Possibly This Week — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:03:02 +0000

[...] of the hottest cleantech funding programs created as part of the stimulus package is close to producing some of its first winners. When we [...]

By: 13 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion

13 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:01:46 +0000

[...] billions of dollars in government funds coming down the pipeline for advanced batteries courtesy of the stimulus package, and the auto industry gearing up to make its first real go at [...]

By: Mile's Coda Electric Sedan $45k - Teamspeed.com

Mile's Coda Electric Sedan $45k - Teamspeed.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:43:41 +0000

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By: PHOTOS: Mile’s Coda Unveils $45K Electric Sedan for 2010

PHOTOS: Mile’s Coda Unveils $45K Electric Sedan for 2010 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:49:40 +0000

[...] U.S. company to file a request with the Department of Energy on May 19 — the deadline for the Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, a grant program funded as part of the stimulus [...]

By: Crunch Time Nears as Bright Automotive Awaits DOE, Investors

Crunch Time Nears as Bright Automotive Awaits DOE, Investors — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:01:32 +0000

[...] separate stimulus-funded DOE programs. One of the new grant requests is for $18 million under the vehicle battery program under which GE, Planar Energy Devices and Khosla-backed General Motors technology partner Sakti3 [...]

By: Boston-Power Swings Into Electric-Vehicle Batteries

Boston-Power Swings Into Electric-Vehicle Batteries — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:01:31 +0000

[...] grants for advanced batteries, as well as additional money for advanced vehicles, and companies are jumping at the chance to tap into the cash. Battery startups, such as Planar Energy Devices and Sakti3, have applied for funding from the [...]

By: Tesla, Daimler Team Up for Smart Batteries, Daimler Takes 10 Percent Stake

Tesla, Daimler Team Up for Smart Batteries, Daimler Takes 10 Percent Stake — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:07:33 +0000

[...] wanted to partner with a “senior,” experienced auto company. Many battery makers are seeking similar alliances these days ahead of the deadline for a Department of Energy grant program created as part of the stimulus package, since applicants [...]