Building the U.S. battery industry for electric drive vehicles progress, challenges, and opportunities : summary of a symposium (National Academies Press, 2012)
"Best practice in state and regional innovation."--Cover. - Symposium was held on 26-27 July 2010 in Livonia, Michigan
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228)
Panels: The Federal outlook for the U.S. Battery Industry -- The state of battery R & D and manufacturing in the United States -- Strengthening the supply chain -- Market drivers -- Building the battery workforce -- Federal and state programs to support the battery industry -- Federal and Michigan programs to support the battery industry
"Since 1991, the National Research Council, under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, has undertaken a program of activities to improve policymakers' understandings of the interconnections of science, technology, and economic policy and their importance for the American economy and its international competitive position. The Board's activities have corresponded with increased policy recognition of the importance of knowledge and technology to economic growth. The goal of the this symposium was to conduct two public symposia to review and analyze the potential contributions of public-private partnerships and identify other relevant issues for the Department of Energy, Office of Vehicle Technologies, Energy Storage Team's activities in the energy storage research and development area.
The symposia will also identify lessons from these and other domestic and international experiences to help inform DoE as to whether its activities are complete and appropriately focused. Additional topics that emerge in the course of the planning may also be addressed. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Summary of a Symposium gathers representatives from leading battery manufacturers, automotive firms, university researchers, academic and industry analysts, congressional staff, and federal agency representatives. An individually-authored summary of each symposium will be issued. The symposium was held in Michigan in order to provide direct access to the policymakers and industrial participants drawn from the concentration of battery manufacturers and automotive firms in the region. The symposium reviewed the current state, needs, and challenges of the U.S.