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Welcome to the official Web page of the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) LLC.
Mission
To develop electrochemical energy storage technologies which support commercialization of fuel cell, hybrid, and electric vehicles.
Strategic Vision:
The USABC seeks to promote long-term R&D within the domestic electrochemical energy storage (EES) industry and to maintain a consortium that engages automobile manufacturers, EES manufacturers, the National Laboratories, universities, and other key stakeholders.
Objectives:
For high-energy and high power energy storage technologies and models, the USABC shall continue its focus on understanding and addressing the following factors:
- Continue development of high-power battery technologies to meet 2020 performance and cost goals (see Energy Storage System Goals).
- Develop battery technology to support electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles.
- Develop advanced material, sub-system and manufacturing technologies to support battery electric and hybrid vehicle applications.
- Conduct benchmarking activities for both high power and high energy batteries and ultracapacitors to validate technologies.
- Publish technical goals and associated test procedures to guide the development of electrochemical energy storage systems.
To view documents by type, click on one of the links below.
USABC Requests for Proposal Information (RFPIs) and Related Documents
Energy Storage System Goals
USABC Manuals
USABC Cost Models
USABC Document Archive
Publications
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R & D News Highlights
News Release: USABC RELEASES UPDATED RFPI FOR DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR Li-ION BATTERIES IN VEHICLES
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 4, 2018 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has released an updated version of its request for proposal information (RFPI) for improved thermal management system development for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used in vehicle applications.
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