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DOE to Award $187M to 9 Projects to Improve Vehicle Efficiency for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Passenger Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Three projects will focus on cost-effective measures to improve the efficiency of Class 8 long-haul freight trucks by 50%. The goal is to develop engine technologies that will improve the fuel economy of passenger vehicles by 25-40% by 2015 using an engine-only approach. Grantee Project Award. Cummins Inc. 38,831,115. 38,831,115.