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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Structurally and Electrochemically Stabilized Silicon-rich Anodes for Electric Vehicle (EV) Applications. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. General Motors LLC. Ford Motor Company.

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GM to develop new global family of small-displacement gasoline engines; partnership with SAIC, SGM and PATAC

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Ecotec small gasoline engine. General Motors will develop an all-new global family of small-displacement Ecotec gasoline engines over the next several years that will deliver improved fuel economy, higher quality, better performance and reduced CO 2 emissions. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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What’s the State of Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022?

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A Look at the Lightest Alternative Fuel. Many people credit General Motors with the first hydrogen-powered vehicle in 1966, which looks like a solid-color version of Fred’s Mystery Machine. This van ran on a fuel cell utilizing liquid hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. Fuel economy. Source: EPA. mpg, which is 0.5

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. By area of interest, the awards are: EV Everywhere Plug‐In Electric Vehicle Local Showcases (Area of Interest 1).

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Update: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

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We will write more detailed reviews, including impressions for on and off-road driving and towing, when we have had the chance to get behind the wheel this much anticipated all-electric pickup from Chevrolet. Developed from the ground-up as a fully electric truck. Dual electric motors. All-wheel drive. All-wheel steering.

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U Toronto LCA suggests that with CNG as primary vehicle energy source, EVs best targeted at non-attainment areas

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This distinction can have important policy implications for regions that rely on non-petroleum sources of electricity, which is increasingly natural gas in much of the US. CNG HEV energy use and CO 2 emissions are both 30% lower than those of the CNG CV, because of fuel economy differences. Credit: ACS, Luk et al. Click to enlarge.