Notice2025-10774

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation-II

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June 13, 2025

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Justice DepartmentAntitrust Division

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 113 (Friday, June 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 25081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10774]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage 
Evaluation--II

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 3, 2025, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Electrified Vehicle and Energy 
Storage Evaluation--II (``EVESE II'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the venture 
and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications 
were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting 
the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances.
    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: BAE Systems Controls Inc., Endicott, NY; Castrol 
Limited, Reading, UNITED KINGDOM; Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; 
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC, Marysville, OH; and 
Komatsu America Corp, Chicago, IL. The general area of EVESE II's 
planned activities are to develop enhanced understanding of battery 
energy storage systems for both vehicular and non-vehicular 
applications. Research considers both normal (cycling) and abnormal 
(abuse) use cases of lithium-ion batteries, and work will be performed 
in three broad areas: cell, module and applications.

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-10774 Filed 6-12-25; 8:45 am]
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