Deals Counterparts

UT Austin Partners with Tesla on Battery Research

Research Partnership Energy Storage announced Austin, United States May 10, 2025
USD4M
Deal Value
500 Wh/kg
Capacity
development
Stage

UT Austin is collaborating with Tesla on research focused on improving battery technology for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The partnership aims to develop more efficient and sustainable battery solutions.

Source Intelligence

KEY DETAILS

The UT Austin team will receive $4 million over five years as part of a larger $75 million investment in Battery500. The work is supported by the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and it is part of $209 million awarded by VTO for advancing electric vehicles, batteries, and connected vehicles.

Deal Size
The UT Austin team will receive $4 million over five years as part of a larger $75 million investment in Battery500.
Capacity
The primary objective in this round is to develop robust high-energy batteries with a specific energy up to 500 Wh/kg to meet DOE performance and cost goals.
Location
The University of Texas at Austin
Announcement
Dec 16, 2021
PARTIES MENTIONED IN SOURCE
T
The University of Texas at Austin developer

"A research team from The University of Texas at Austin, featuring battery luminaries John Goodenough and Arumugam Manthiram, has secured a grant as part of the Battery500 consortium to continue their groundbreaking work."

P
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developer

"Led by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the consortium is one of the largest battery research programs in the world."

B
Battery500 consortium developer

"A research team from The University of Texas at Austin, featuring battery luminaries John Goodenough and Arumugam Manthiram, has secured a grant as part of the Battery500 consortium to continue their groundbreaking work."

D
Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) investor

"The work is supported by the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and it is part of $209 million awarded by VTO for advancing electric vehicles, batteries, and connected vehicles."

high quality Enriched Feb 19, 2026

Timeline

Announced
May 10, 2025
Signed
Closed

Market Context

This deal is part of the Energy Storage sector in United States.
4
Energy Storage deals
565
deals in United States
1 of 4 Energy Storage deals tracked this month · Updated daily

Stay informed

Weekly infrastructure deal intelligence — PPAs, acquisitions, data centers, and more.

Subscribe to Newsletter