Argonne advises the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries in the manufacture of advanced automobile batteries in the United States
Leading U.S. battery and advanced materials companies have formed the National
Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries, known as the "Alliance," to
manufacture advanced lithium-ion battery cells for transportation and military
applications in the United States. The group has requested Argonne’s
Office of Technology Transfer to advise them on how best
to bring advanced lithium-ion battery materials to market.
Lithium-ion batteries are anticipated to replace gasoline as the principal
source of energy in future cars and military vehicles. Today, U.S. automobile
manufacturers and defense contractors depend upon foreign suppliers — increasingly
concentrated in Asia — for lithium-ion battery cells.
The formation of the Alliance marks a turning point for the U.S. battery industry.
Alan Elshafei, CEO and founder of Alliance member MicroSun Technologies, states: "For
20 years, the United States has sat idly and watched foreign markets become the
leaders in lithium-ion technology. I am excited by the prospects of creating
this collaboration to concentrate the educational and manufacturing resources
within the United States to create safer, more powerful battery cells for our
markets. The Alliance represents the beginning of a new technology age in cell
development and manufacture."
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