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NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

Projects selected through this solicitation will complement DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) research started in FY 2017. will address natural gas engine emissions and efficiency improvements by developing a natural gas specific combustion design utilizing optimized in-cylinder charge motion and cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR).

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Without being exhaustive, let’s take a look at some examples. GM’s signature EV now is the Chevrolet Bolt EV , another new name, which arrived as a 2017 model and promptly won Motor Trend ’s Car of the Year award. I’m looking primarily at the U.S. market; many other options await in Europe and Asia.

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