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Volkswagen, BASF Giving Out 50,000€ Award for Better Batteries

Volkswagen and BASF launch an international initiative to promote advanced research in the field of electrochemistry.

The “Science Award for Electrochemistry” is to promote outstanding accomplishments in science and engineering from which stimulation may be gained for the development of high-performance energy storage devices.

The Science Award will be offered annually from now on, addressing outstanding scientists all over the world. The prize money of 50,000 euros makes it one of the highest endowed science awards. For the first time, a pan-industry science award will be conferred jointly by two companies.

The candidates for the Science Award can apply at: www.science-award.com with the required documents. In addition, the prerequisites for participation, the procedure and the selection process are described there.

The application period ends on 3 August 2012. The award ceremony will take place in Wolfsburg on October, 22nd 2012.

Electrochemical expertise constitutes an essential foundation for the development of future energy storage devices. Without these technologies, neither a supply with renewable energy, which is both friendly to the climate and preserves resources, nor future drive system concepts such as electric mobility will be possible. Energy storage devices do not have the service capacity at present that customers are used to in terms of energy supply and mobility. That’s why BASF and Volkswagen want to motivate outstanding researchers with the Science Award to do more work with an even greater commitment in the field of electrochemistry and its applications. The prize money is intended as an initial funding for continuing research activities and shall be used, for instance, for research equipment, arranging for an academic conference or for scientific staff.

Volkswagen Group has been offering full hybrid vehicles such as the Volkswagen Touareg and the Audi Q5 since 2010. This year, the range will be augmented with the Volkswagen Jetta, the Audi A6 and A8. Likewise, the Audi R8 e-tron will be launched as a pure battery vehicle with a limited release still in 2012. The limited release of the XL1 as a plug-in hybrid is scheduled for 2013. Moreover, the e-up! and Golf Blue-e-Motion will debut as pure battery vehicles next year. More plug-in hybrids by Audi and Volkswagen will follow in 2014.

May 24, 2012Blagojce Krivevski
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Blagojce Krivevski is physicist and green technology lover. Keep in touch with Blagojce through his email, web site, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Google+.

May 24, 2012 Electric Car Newsbasf, battery, battery life, electric vehicle, electrochemistry, plug-in hybrid, science award, Volkswagen, VW
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