article thumbnail

Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

Green Car Congress

For this first year of competition, students were tasked with creating innovative concepts for their vehicle design and given the opportunity to use advanced software and computer modeling tools which allowed for testing and refinement under the simulation of real-world conditions. Plug-in capability. Powertrain diversity.

Ohio 150
article thumbnail

DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. General Motors. Cabot Corp.

Fuel 150
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Green Car Congress

More than 540 initial concept papers were received in the three focus areas. The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Earlier post.). Earlier post.) The grants will go to projects in 17 states.

Carbon 249