Hayward, California – Lithium polymer battery company Seeo has won a contract for technology assessment from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Co., and General Motors.
The contract encompasses three-party assessment of technical characteristics of Seeo¹s high energy density batteries and validation of characteristics anticipated for electric vehicle applications. Co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the contract has a value of $298,736, including a 50% cost share by Seeo.
”We are very pleased to engage with USABC and the major U.S. automobile manufacturers,” says Hal Zarem, president and CEO of Seeo. “As part of this contract Seeo will deliver several hundred cells from our pilot manufacturing line assembled in battery modules, each module providing 1.65kWh storage capacity.”
Seeo’s DryLyte battery modules will be delivered to USABC for testing under a nine-month technology assessment program. These modules are based on Seeo’s current cell technology providing an energy density of 220Wh/kg.
Source: Seeo