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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

Green Car Congress

Motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed non-responsive to the announcement. The PHEVs and EVs shall be capable of being charged using a 110 volt outlet for home charging.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

This subtopic seeks fuel-focused research on the facilitation or enhancement of advanced combustion regime engine operation– e.g., Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI), Low Temperature Combustion (LTC), etc. Fuels and Lubricants for Advanced Combustion Regimes.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Some of the most talked-about electric vehicles are slated to debut later this year and can travel at least 100 miles on a single charge (even if some of them run on an auxiliary gasoline engine when the battery runs low). The Whip is a two-seater that can travel at a top speed of 35 mph for 40 miles per charge; it sells for around $19,000.

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