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NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios.

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Cost Of Diesel Chad Vehicles

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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Cost Of Grid Convert Wind

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. Cost is the name of the game.

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Lithium Ion Cost Of Li-ion Batteries

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

million to 10 industry-led projects to advance nuclear technologies, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy. A well-established downstream syngas-to-synfuel conversion process, such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, converts the syngas to liquid synfuel for a total projected cost of less than $4/gallon.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Molten Salt Clean Cleaning

DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

A new study published by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most complete understanding yet of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle, and how those costs vary by powertrain, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. Overall, hybrid electric vehicles tend to be the lowest-cost powertrain.

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Transportation Alternative Fuels Maintenance Chad

Subaru using NI HIL technology to reduce time and cost of EV testing

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MARCH 21, 2018

Subaru is using NI (National Instruments) hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) technology to simulate actual road conditions for electric vehicle testing, eliminating environmental factors to reduce test time and costs. —Daisuke Umiguchi, Electrified Power Unit Research and Experiment Dept.,

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Cost Of All-Electric Purchase Electric Vehicles

BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

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JULY 1, 2022

The cost of new-build onshore wind has risen 7% year on year, and fixed-axis solar has jumped 14%, according to the latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. The latter cost at $74 and $81 per MWh, respectively.

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Cost Of Renewable Wind Egypt

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The estimated annual fuel costs for model year (MY) 2019 all-electric light-duty vehicles are the lowest of all the different vehicle technologies, ranging from a low of $500 to a high of $900 per year, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). electricity per kilowatt-hour. regular gasoline; $3.00 diesel; and $0.13

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All-Electric Light San Diego Electric Vehicles

XPENG presents next-gen technology architecture SEPA2.0

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APRIL 17, 2023

XPENG unveiled its next-generation end-to-end integrated technology architecture SEPA2.0 Smart Electric Platform Architecture), which sets the foundation for future production models. 80% of architectural components will be compatible with new models, enabling XPENG to meet diverse customer needs at optimized costs.

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Volt Charging North America Batteries

Meta Materials acquires assets and IP of Optodot; battery separators and coating technology

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JUNE 18, 2022

Optodot is a developer and licensor of nano-composite battery separators and infrared optical coating technologies, based in Devens, Massachusetts. META’s Advanced Materials and Battery Products group will continue joint development, licensing, and manufacturing scale-up of Optodot’s technology in partnership with leading OEMs.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Massachusetts

PACCAR partnering with Schneider Electric and Faith Technologies to accelerate US and Canadian electric truck market

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

PACCAR is collaborating with Faith Technologies and Schneider Electric to provide a charging infrastructure package solution for customers that purchase battery electric Kenworth and Peterbilt heavy- and medium-duty trucks in the United States and Canada.

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Peterbilt Kenworth Canada Market

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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Emissions Engine Diesel Miles

BloombergNEF forecasts green hydrogen should be cheaper than natural gas by 2050 in some markets; falling costs of solar PV key

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APRIL 7, 2021

In a new piece of research, BloombergNEF (BNEF) finds that the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH 2 ) made from renewable electricity is set to fall faster than it previously estimated. These costs are 13% lower than BNEF’s previous 2030 forecast and 17% lower than its old 2050 forecast. MMBtu) by 2050 in most modeled markets.

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Cost Of Hydrogen Solar Green

DOE awards $125M to bring clean energy technologies to market

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JULY 21, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a total of $125 million to support 110 clean energy technology projects (DE-FOA-0002381). Other DOE funding programs included in the $125-million total are Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (US$8 million); Electricity (US$2.2 million); Fossil Energy (US$14.7 million each.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Market

Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Following an initial product launch in April 2022, the companies will partner to manufacture 50,000 electric auto-rickshaws over the next five years, advancing both companies’ roadmaps for “made in India” manufacturing. Rap Eco Motors delivers premier e-rickshaws nationwide and abroad to countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.

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Power Powered Auto Global

Blue World Technologies starting production of methanol fuel cells

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. The methanol fuel cell system is based on High-Temperature PEM technology and methanol to hydrogen reforming.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen DC

Audi and Krajete developing direct air capture technologies for CO2

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

AUDI AG and the Austria-based green tech company Krajete GmbH are jointly developing new technologies for filtering emissions from ambient air. In addition to robust adsorber materials, these direct air capturing technologies (DAC) are based, above all, on innovative processes. —Alexander Krajete, CEO of Krajete. r, Hungary.

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Audi CO2 Austria Hungary

Analysis: Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicle Powertrains Can Provide Lower Total Cost of Ownership

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For commercial medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, the adoption of a new technology relies heavily on its cost relative to alternatives.

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Cost Of Vehicles Renewable Electric

Umicore starts industrialization of HLM manganese-rich battery materials technology for EVs

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Umicore is starting the industrialization of its manganese-rich HLM (high lithium, manganese) cathode active materials (CAM) technology and is targeting commercial production and use in electric vehicles (EVs) in 2026. —Ralph Kiessling, Executive Vice President Energy & Surface Technologies at Umicore

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Industrial Industry Batteries Battery

Is the Depreciation Cost of Electric Vehicles the Same as Conventional Vehicles?

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 12, 2023

With the increasing popularity and adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), many prospective buyers are curious about the overall costs associated with owning an EV. Before moving on we should have an open mind on the process of calculating the depreciation cost of an EV.

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DOE awards $24.9M to 6 projects to advance hydrogen technologies for electricity generation

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MAY 20, 2022

million in funding for six research and development projects to support the advancement of clean hydrogen for electricity generation. This includes improving capture of CO 2 associated with hydrogen production from carbon-based resources and technologies to use hydrogen in gas turbines more efficiently for electricity generation.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Gas-Electric Gas Carbon

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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Cost Of Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels Los Angeles

ORNL licenses liquid-to-solid battery electrolyte technology exclusively to Safire

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has exclusively licensed battery electrolyte technology to Safire Technology Group. The collection of five patented technologies is designed for a drop-in additive for lithium-ion batteries that prevents explosions and fire from impact. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Batteries Battery Li-ion Lithium Ion

Nissan Launches ‘The Arc’ Business Plan to Cut Cost of Next-gen EVs by 30%

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MARCH 25, 2024

The plan is focused on a broad-based product offensive, increased electrification, new approaches to engineering and manufacturing, the adoption of new technologies, and the use of strategic partnerships to increase global unit sales and improve profitability.

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Nissan Cost Of Electric Cars Global

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

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MAY 11, 2020

The global transportation of ammonia by pipeline and bulk carrier is already a well-developed technology. This, they suggest in a paper in Joule , will emerge via three overlapping technology generations: Generation 1 is based on an expansion of current-day Haber-Bosch ammonia production using CO 2 sequestration or offsets.

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Renewable Economy Hydrogen Water

DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

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APRIL 24, 2020

WiTricity’s technology for wireless power transfer over distance was central to a next-generation electric mobility demonstration in Osaka, Japan, led by DAIHEN Corporation, a global leader in electric power transmission. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Japan Solar Golf Cart Charging

Kumamoto University project to use Nissan LEAF technology in electric bus test in Japan; 3 packs, 3 motors

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Technology developed by Nissan for the battery-electric Nissan LEAF will be used in an electric bus project led by a team from Kumamoto University, that starts testing next month in Japan, with the goal of making zero-emission public transit more widespread and affordable.

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Japan Nissan Universal Motor

DOE to award $60M to advance clean hydrogen technologies and decarbonize grid

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AUGUST 24, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million in funding to advance the development and deployment of clean hydrogen technologies. Development and Validation of Sensor Technology for Monitoring and Measuring Hydrogen Losses. DE-FOA-0002792 ). Materials-based H2 Storage Demonstrations.

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Grid Hydrogen Clean Cleaning

Alstom and MOL to explore use of hydrogen technologies for rail transport in Hungary

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alstom and MOL, Hungary’s leading oil and gas company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to structure cooperation in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation. As part of its National Hydrogen Strategy, Hungary has been investigating the feasibility of introducing hydrogen technology to rail transportation.

Hungary

Hungary Hydrogen Transportation France

BMW Group plans > €30B on future-oriented technologies up to 2025; all-electric 7 Series model coming

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MARCH 19, 2020

The ability to integrate diverse technologies to form a complete system is vitally important. To compensate for the high upfront expenditure on forward-looking technologies, the BMW Group will continue to work systematically on achieving continual efficiency improvements as part of the Performance > NEXT program. —Oliver Zipse.

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BMW All-Electric Future Electric

Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

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MARCH 19, 2013

A report published by Cambridge Econometrics and Ricardo-AEA concludes that overall, the cost of technologies required to meet proposed European 2020 CO 2 regulations for vehicles (95 g/km for cars and 147 g/km for vans) will be more than offset by the resultant fuel savings. Source: Cambridge Econometrics.Click to enlarge.

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Cost Of 2020 Fuel CO2

Skeleton Technologies’ next-generation high-energy ultracapacitors to power Wrightbus’ hydrogen buses

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Skeleton Technologies is partnering with Wrightbus to supply its next-generation high-energy ultracapacitor modules to power fuel-cell buses in the UK. Based on the technology and its underlying economics, we have reason to believe that all hydrogen powered trucks and buses could eventually adopt our products.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Power Powered

DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced up to $60 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. ( DE-FOA-0002420 ) This funding opportunity supports priorities in batteries and electrification, advanced engine and fuel technologies, materials, and new mobility technologies.

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Lithium Sulfur Vehicles Energy Storage Affordable

Hyundai Motor accelerates hydrogen technology development through 3 strategic investments

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company announced key investments into three hydrogen companies—Impact Coatings, H2Pro and GRZ Technologies—to strengthen its leadership position in the global hydrogen fuel cell ecosystem. We hope to accelerate the widespread adoption of hydrogen technology by making FCEVs more accessible for our customers.

Hyundai

Hyundai Hydrogen Motor Motors

UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

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MAY 7, 2021

is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units (TRUs) to its fleet located at the company’s Riverside, Calif. By operating the all-electric TRUs, UNFI anticipates it will save approximately 135,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year while reducing particulate matter pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions.

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All-Electric Fleet California Lithium Ion

Volvo Penta, TICO complete build of prototype electric terminal tractor

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Volvo Penta and TICO have completed the build of the first terminal tractor prototypes powered by Volvo Penta’s electric driveline. To support these sustainability goals, Volvo Penta is accelerating its efforts to reach zero emissions through fossil-free, renewable fuels, hybrid, and electric technology.

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Volvo Building Maintenance Electric

Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

outlined a technology roadmap to support its vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. The roadmap includes three key programs: The Refinery of the Future , which aims both to reduce the capital cost of developing a refinery and to enable decarbonization of the alumina refining process. Alcoa Corp.

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Industrial Industry Carbon Emissions

CALSTART: Inventory of US electric school buses hit 1,738 in Sep 2021

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JANUARY 14, 2022

CALSTART has released a new report, Zeroing in on ESBs , an inventory of electric school buses (ESBs). CALSTART has launched an ongoing Electric School Bus Working Group to share up-to-date information and peer learnings and interaction opportunities across school districts nationwide. — Zeroing in on ESBs.

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Maryland Florida Electric Electrical

Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

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MAY 12, 2021

Leclanché SA will provide its proprietary battery technology to Canadian Pacific (CP) for its innovative Hydrogen Locomotive Program. The project is designed to evaluate the combined technologies’ readiness for the freight rail sector. Earlier post.)

Hydrogen

Hydrogen South Africa Batteries Battery

cost of Electric vehicles are going to available for petrol vehicle cost.

Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 21, 2022

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has mentioned that the cost of Electric vehicles are going to be available for the petrol vehicle cost and the statement was addressed at an event. Within a year Electric vehicles are going to be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the Indian market.

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Petrol Cost Of Electric Vehicles Available

Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Lightning eMotors has announced a new model of its Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit Van. The new, longer-range Lightning Electric Transit Van is the fourth generation of its battery-electric and fuel cell electric platform, based on the Ford Transit 350HD chassis. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Fuel Electric

Innolith begins commercializing I-State battery technology; liquid inorganic electrolyte

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JUNE 14, 2023

Innolith , a European developer of Li-ion battery cell technologies, has begun the commercialization of its I-State battery technology platform for use in electric vehicles (EVs) and e-mobility applications.

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Commercial Li-ion Batteries Battery

EPRI assesses status of 8 key power generation technologies for US; estimates of capital cost and levelized cost of electricity

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JULY 19, 2011

Comparative levelized cost of electricity in 2025 ($/MWh) at different CO 2 prices. For the report, central-station generation refers to >100 MW, with the exception of some renewable-resource-based technologies. Representative costs are reported in constant December 2010 US dollars. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge.

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EPRI Cost Of Power Powered

DOE releases a notice of intent for 2023 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Funding

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced a notice of intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Fiscal Year 2023 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement.”. Training to increase deployment of these technologies among diverse communities.

Vehicles

Vehicles Affordable Clean Cleaning

NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

Subaru using NI HIL technology to reduce time and cost of EV testing

BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

XPENG presents next-gen technology architecture SEPA2.0

Meta Materials acquires assets and IP of Optodot; battery separators and coating technology

PACCAR partnering with Schneider Electric and Faith Technologies to accelerate US and Canadian electric truck market

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

BloombergNEF forecasts green hydrogen should be cheaper than natural gas by 2050 in some markets; falling costs of solar PV key

DOE awards $125M to bring clean energy technologies to market

Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

Blue World Technologies starting production of methanol fuel cells

Audi and Krajete developing direct air capture technologies for CO2

Analysis: Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicle Powertrains Can Provide Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Umicore starts industrialization of HLM manganese-rich battery materials technology for EVs

Is the Depreciation Cost of Electric Vehicles the Same as Conventional Vehicles?

DOE awards $24.9M to 6 projects to advance hydrogen technologies for electricity generation

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

ORNL licenses liquid-to-solid battery electrolyte technology exclusively to Safire

Nissan Launches ‘The Arc’ Business Plan to Cut Cost of Next-gen EVs by 30%

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

Kumamoto University project to use Nissan LEAF technology in electric bus test in Japan; 3 packs, 3 motors

DOE to award $60M to advance clean hydrogen technologies and decarbonize grid

Alstom and MOL to explore use of hydrogen technologies for rail transport in Hungary

BMW Group plans > €30B on future-oriented technologies up to 2025; all-electric 7 Series model coming

Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

Skeleton Technologies’ next-generation high-energy ultracapacitors to power Wrightbus’ hydrogen buses

DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

Hyundai Motor accelerates hydrogen technology development through 3 strategic investments

UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

Volvo Penta, TICO complete build of prototype electric terminal tractor

Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

CALSTART: Inventory of US electric school buses hit 1,738 in Sep 2021

Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

cost of Electric vehicles are going to available for petrol vehicle cost.

Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

Innolith begins commercializing I-State battery technology; liquid inorganic electrolyte

EPRI assesses status of 8 key power generation technologies for US; estimates of capital cost and levelized cost of electricity

DOE releases a notice of intent for 2023 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Funding

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