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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C.,

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6 DOE-funded applied battery research projects targeting Li-ion cells with >200 Wh/kg for PHEVs and EVs

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The projects end in 2015. While HCMR offers high capacity and safety and low cost, it can be challenged by high DC-Resistance, voltage fade upon cycling and poor durability. One common attribute of all the projects is the use of some form of silicon-based material for the anode. Argonne National Laboratory.

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Abandoned History: The 2014 VIA VTRUX Pickup, a Forgotten Silverado

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The story begins with a company in Utah called Raser Technologies. VIA was focused on fleet sales and a low cost of ownership. The math worked out (per VIA) that after eight years of use, fleet customers would save roughly a third on ownership costs. This sort of topic is the very reason Abandoned History exists.

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Chrysler Introduces Next-Generation V-6 Engine: the Pentastar

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Chrysler anticipates that the new Pentastar V-6 will contribute a 2 mpg increase to Chrysler’s CAFE by 2015. It will first be offered in the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, unveiled at the New York International Auto Show and at the Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. Low cost of ownership was an initial design requirement for the engine.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Another six U.S.

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