FY 2008 Progress Report for Energy Storage Research and Development
In 2008, U.S. consumers experienced historically high and (relatively) low gasoline prices which, for a period, rose in real terms to levels not seen since the early 1980s . Partially as a result of the high gasoline prices (approaching $4/gallon for part of the year), sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) remained strong in 2008 – roughly at the same level as in 2007, and several automakers announced plans to introduce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as well as full electric vehicles (EVs). The total HEV sales remained about 2-3 percent of all vehicle sales. An important step for the further market penetration of HEVs, as well as the electrification of the nation’s personal transportation, is the development of cost-effective, long lasting, and abuse-tolerant Li-ion batteries. The United States Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) continuing research and development (R&D) into advanced batteries for transportation offers the possibility of reducing our dependence on foreign oil and the potential negative impacts of increasing prices for that oil. It also directly supports the Administration’s Advanced Energy Initiative, released in February 2006, which calls for the development of PHEVs with a 40 mile all-electric range. In FY2008, this work expanded to include a major new effort on high-energy batteries for PHEVs and underwent a relative deemphasizing of efforts on HEVs.
- Research Organization:
- US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States). Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)
- OSTI ID:
- 1218389
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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