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A -- APPLIED RESEARCH TO DEVELOP ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES APPLICATIONS METAL HYDRIDES Sol. 4606510. Due 030295. POC: Olga R. Perez, Sr. Subcontract Administrator, 510/486-5008, FAX 510/486-4380, Dr. K. Kinoshita, 510/486-7389, FAX 510/486-4260. The Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) is responsible for management of the Exploratory Technology Research (ETR) Program, which is supported by the Office of Transportation Technologies (OTT) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The purpose of this project is to provide the research base which supports DOE efforts to develop electrochemical technology for electric-vehicle (EV) applications. LBL intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit R&D to identify and verify through laboratory experiments the viability of improved electrolytes and electrodes for advanced secondary batteries and capacitors that are currently being developed for transportation applications, and completely novel electrolytes and electrodes which could provide even better performance characteristics. Specifically targeted are MH/NiOOH batteries and capacitors because each requires significant improvements in cost and performance to meet EV goals. It is expected that multiple awards will be made for performance covering a two-year period, with total funding for the RFP of about one million dollars. (009)

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