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Radical advances in battery technology are needed to build vehicles that go further on a gallon of gas -- or on their charge. Learn more about how the newly formed <a href="http://energy.gov/node/579739">Batteries and Energy Storage Hub</a> is building a better battery.

Radical advances in battery technology are needed to build vehicles that go further on a gallon of gas -- or on their charge. Learn more about how the newly formed Batteries and Energy Storage Hub is building a better battery.

ARPA-E Awardee PARC Aims to Change the Way We Think About Batteries
Dr. Eric Shrader, the principal investigator of PARC’s battery co-extrusion project, talks about battery innovation and the company's project with ARPA-E. | Photo courtesy of PARC.

Learn how PARC, with help from ARPA-E funding, is working to manufacture batteries more efficiently.

What You Need to Know About the Energy Security Trust
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to create an Energy Security Trust Fund, which would free American families and business from painful spikes in gas prices. The President’s plan builds on an idea that has bipartisan support from experts including retired admirals and generals and leading CEOs, and it focuses on one goal: shifting America’s cars and trucks off oil entirely. | Infographic from the White House.

In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to create an Energy Security Trust Fund, which would free American families and business from painful spikes in gas prices. The President’s plan builds on an idea that has bipartisan support from experts including retired admirals and generals and leading CEOs, and it focuses on one goal: shifting America’s cars and trucks off oil entirely.

EV Everywhere Charges Up the Workplace
As part of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, the new Workplace Charging Challenge aims to expand access to charging stations in cities across the U.S. | Infographic by Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.

As part of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, the new Workplace Charging Challenge aims to expand access to charging stations in cities across the U.S.

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Electric Vehicles
At Argonne's Advanced Powertrain Research Facility, researchers conduct vehicle benchmarking and testing activities that provide data critical to the development and commercialization of next-generation vehicles.| Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory

Highlighting our list of the most interesting facts about electric vehicles.

Fluidic: Grid-Scale Batteries for Wind and Solar

Thanks to an ARPA-E award, Fluidic recognized the potential to transform how our nation stores and utilizes energy throughout the electric grid.