Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois sent a letter to Aaron Sauers and his team at Argonne National Laboratory congratulating them for winning the Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer. The governor recognized their work expanding the range of electric vehicles and reducing charging times, which has helped advance Illinois' leadership in alternative energy and goal of increasing renewable energy usage for power and transportation.

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Mr. Aaron Sauers
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439
Congratulations!
As Governor of the State of Illinois, I am pleased to congratulate you and your
team from Argonne National Laboratory for being awarded the Federal Laboratory
Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer'
Your dedication to making electric vehicles (EVs) a practical product in the
marketplace by expanding the range of EVs and dramatically reducing their charging
time hás been of gieat service to our state and nation. Illinois is one of the nation's
leading states in alternative energy, with a strong commitment to expanding our usage of
renewable resource based power and transport. Efforts like yours make this goal far more
achievable.
Congratulations again on this achievement. On behalf of the people of Illinois, I
thank you for your innovative work and wish you the best in years to come'
Sincerely,
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Pat Quinn
Governor
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