Effectiveness of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium as a Government-Industry Partnership

This study by the National Research Council (NRC) was requested by DOE's Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies. The study focuses on the processes used by the USABC to select, evaluate, and manage R&D projects on EV batteries in Phases I and II of the program.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Purpose, Scope, and Process of This Study2 Nature and Structure of the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium3 Performance Goals and Project Selection4 Technical Progress5 Management Model and Oversight6 Conclusions and RecommendationsReferencesAppendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee MembersAppendix B: Committee Meetings and Other ActivitiesAppendix C: Acronyms