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Unlike its competitors in the heavy-duty on-road space, Navistar relied on advanced EGR technology for 2010 compliance instead of SCR. However, EPA 2010 regulations call for 0.20 Navistar expects the In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+) technology to be available beginning early 2013. Background. Earlier post.).

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million grant to produce high-purity lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), a conductive salt used in electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. The grant, originally announced in August 2009, is intended to help Honeywell become the first US supplier of LiPF 6. billion in 2010 to $10.1 Earlier post.).

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This makes Audi the first automotive original equipment manufacturer to obtain this special permit. Among early highlights was the 2010 achievement of the Autonomous Audi TTS Pikes Peak research car on the Pikes Peak Hill Climb course in Colorado. Earlier post.). Audi has been at the fore of autonomous driving research.

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JUNE 21, 2010

The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (JU) has published its 2010 Call for Proposals with a budget of €89.1 The JU publishes annual calls for proposals (from 2008-2013), on the basis of which funding is granted for research, technological development and demonstration projects. Earlier post.).

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(MEDC) and private equity sources and is pursuing a matching $15 million grant from the Department of Energy’s $2 billion Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. Sastry also said that the company has struck a partnership with General Motors to develop lithium-ion battery manufacturing technology.

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JULY 28, 2010

The charging network is expected to be operational by 1 December 2010 to support the variety of new EVs entering the roadways. Eaton will also provide service to these stations through its national network of satellite manufacturing facilities and engineering service organization. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment.

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million) grant to help develop new super-light materials solutions for building more fuel-efficient cars and aircraft. The LATEST2 (Light Alloys Towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport 2 nd Generation) Project is being funded by a program grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). million (US$8.9

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and the University of South Florida announced that they have exceeded the 2010 Department of Energy (DOE) goals for solid state hydrogen storage. 2010 Technical Targets. Ni, Co, Fe, 3-10 nm, patented and manufactured by QuantumSphere Inc). Ni, Co, Fe, 3-10 nm, patented and manufactured by QuantumSphere Inc). Source: DOE.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

According to the report, the decline in PV installed costs seen by customer-owners of such systems in 2010 follows a significant drop in the wholesale cost for PV modules in 2009. However, that drop in module prices appears to have made its way to customers in 2010. W between 2009 and the first six months of 2010.

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Chemrec’s pulp mill-integrated BioDME (dimethyl ether) biorefinery demonstration plant project will break ground in September in Piteå, Sweden, with expected biofuel production by mid-2010. Several diesel truck and bus manufacturers have operated DME-fueled prototype vehicles, and pre-series production is imminent.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

liter gasoline engines for E-250, E-350 and E-450 platforms covering model years 2010 and 2011 for propane and gasoline (or bi-fuel) use. Since 2004, Icom North America has been supplying its patented JTG liquid-injection propane mono-fuel systems to leading bus, truck and commercial vehicle manufacturers in the US.

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First application is on the 2010 Ford Flex’s third-row interior storage bins. The research team from four Universities, University of Guelph, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and University of Windsor, was granted C$5.9M liter V-6 2010 Ford Escape. from the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, C$5.9M

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JANUARY 27, 2010

is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market. Remy manufactures hybrid motors with both types of rotor construction, offering its customers options in performance and cost.

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Funding through the organizations’ Connecting through Research Partnerships (“Connect”) program has been granted for $125,000 for this project. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies.

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Based in Joplin, MO, EaglePicher is a designer and manufacturer of batteries, battery management systems and energetic devices for the defense, aerospace and medical industries. In October, Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was awarded an ARPA-E grant of $7.2 OM Group, Inc., Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 26, 2010

An electric traction motor (right) and stator (left) at the GM Powertrain Engineering Development Center Friday, 15 January 2010 in Pontiac, Michigan. GM will invest some $246 million in the next-generation hybrid system and a manufacturing site for the motors, and will announce the new site and specifics later this week.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Li-ion manufacturer International Battery ( earlier post ) shut down recently, citing its inability to turn a profit. State officials are also in discussions with the company regarding a project for which International Battery received an $800,000 grant in 2010. Express-Times. That project has not been completed.

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While EPA’s standards significantly reduce emissions from newly manufactured engines, clean diesel projects funded through these grants will work to address the more than 11 million older diesel engines that continue to emit higher levels of harmful pollution. Emerging Technologies grants. SmartWay Finance Program grants.

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The Clean Air Act and EPA regulations require that manufacturers of gasoline and diesel fuels and fuel additives produced and commercially distributed for use in highway motor vehicles must register their gasoline and diesel fuels and fuel additives with EPA. The action follows a technical review required by law. Earlier post.).

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has received an incremental order to deliver 100 electric drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV), manufacturer of the all-electric Smith Newton truck. This recent order follows three previous orders from SEV totaling 220 units for 2010. Enova Systems, Inc.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Summary of battery pack cost projections, 2010-2030. Governments and vehicle manufacturers will need to introduce long-term incentives and price cuts to create a sustainable European market for ultra-low emission vans (ULEV), according to a newly published report by Element Energy, commissioned by the UK Department for Transport.

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The review also found that work performed under the grant to LG Chem Michigan had not been managed effectively. The OIG review found that: Even though the facility had produced a large number of test cells, the plant had yet to manufacture battery cells that could be used in electric vehicles sold to the public.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company will now partner with Azure Dynamics Corporation to deliver a pure battery electric Ford Transit Connect van for the United States and Canadian markets in 2010. The final manufacturing location for the Transit Connect BEV has not yet been determined. Oak Park, Mich.-based Next-generation hybrid vehicle in 2012.

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FY 2010 Budget requests are in green, the FY 2009 additional appropriation (Recovery Act funding) is in red. President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 $26.4 However, the FY 2010 budget complements the $38.7 The FY 2010 budget request is $2,318.6 Click to enlarge. The budget request represents a 21.8% billion for DOE.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has issed a competitive grant solicitation ( PON-11-609 ) for projects to develop the infrastructure necessary to dispense hydrogen transportation fuel. The total funding available for grants awarded pursuant to this solicitation is $18.7. million from the 2010-11 Investment Plan and $8.5.

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The case was filed in 2010 after drivers across the country began reporting that Toyota vehicles suddenly and unintentionally accelerated. 2010, to compensate those owners for an alleged reduced value as a result of publicity concerning unintended acceleration. million vehicles. 2009 through 31 Dec.

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Funded by SEK 86 million (approximately US$12 million) from a Swedish Energy Agency grant announced on 10 December, the coalition includes companies from the automotive manufacturing, battery and electric power train sectors. Participating organizations are: Saab Automobile AB (automotive engineering and manufacturing).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Ener1 has raised in excess of $160 million in equity in 2010, through a combination of private placements and strategic investments. Ener1 set out to raise $150 million at the start of 2010, to meet near-term manufacturing objectives. This milestone has now been met.

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million grant—the largest grant awarded—from the United States Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to build domestic manufacturing capacity for advanced batteries for electric drive vehicles. In June 2010, Hitachi, Ltd. In 2009, Johnson Controls received a $299.2

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has selected to locate its research, manufacturing and product development facility for military, cell phone and electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries in Lexington. Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry. Technology.

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The funds will also be used to redesign the manufacturing facilities, improve plant infrastructure, and purchase machines and equipment. The measures for increasing production capacity at the 28-hectare Redford production plant are scheduled to commence in July 2010 and continue until September 2011.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Following receipt of a $95 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and successful negotiations between Saft, the state of Florida, and the city of Jacksonville, construction will soon begin in Jacksonville for a lithium-ion battery factory.

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Founded in 2010 as a spin-off from Cornell University ( earlier post ), NOHMs Technologies currently has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry, using its proprietary electrodes, ionic liquid based electrolyte and hybrid ceramic-polymer separator. volt lithium-ion batteries, consistent with USABC goals.

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MARCH 18, 2010

a nnounced that the Nissan LEAF will be manufactured at its plant in Sunderland, UK. The facility, which will be located at Sunderland, will have a production capacity of 60,000 units a year and will start manufacturing batteries in 2012 for both Nissan and its Alliance partner Renault. Nissan Motor Co.,

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million) from Bpifrance, in the form of an innovation grant. The DEINOL program, initiated in 2010, aims to develop and market a consolidated, second-generation (2G) bioethanol production process using true non-food biomass (agricultural residues, organic waste, etc.) Achievement of this milestone triggers funding, adding up to €1.2

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Unlike its competitors in the heavy-duty on-road space, Navistar relied on advanced EGR technology for 2010 compliance instead of SCR, as did the others. However, EPA 2010 regulations call for 0.20 Earlier post.). Navistar touted the advanced EGR approach as being more cost-effective than SCR.

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Myriant Technologies, a biotech developer and manufacturer of renewable biochemicals, has entered into formal agreements with the Department of Energy (DOE) and has begun to draw funds under grant for its biobased Succinic Acid facility in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Earlier post.).

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