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Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST)

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Electrical Energy Storage for Vehicles Workshop
Nov. 3, 2009
Washington, D.C.

Program Description

The U.S. spends nearly a $1 billion per day to import petroleum, but we need dramatically better batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (EV/PHEV) to truly compete with gasoline-powered cars. The 10 projects in ARPA-E’s BEEST program, short for “Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation,” could make that happen by developing a variety of rechargeable battery technologies that would enable EV/PHEVs to meet or beat the price and performance of gasoline-powered cars, and enable mass production of electric vehicles that people will be excited to drive. 

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Program Director

Meet the Program Director who leads our BEEST program:

Dr. Dane Boysen

Dr. Dane Boysen


 
Dr. Mark Johnson

Dr. Mark Johnson

 

BEEST News Articles

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