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JULY 10, 2010

Harvesting/Dewatering Technology for Algal Biofuels Production. The Office of Biomass Program (OBP) is seeking Phase III applications to further commercial development of harvesting/dewatering processes—contingent upon successful completion of SBIR Phase I or Phase II development—to support the production of algal biofuels.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. Lee Huang of Eneron Inc. will receive $95,000 to research a gas stove burner that is 30% more efficient than conventional gas stove burners.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Ford developed the HF35 supported in part by a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The HF35, which incorporates two electric motors, is Ford’s third-generation powersplit transaxle, and the first. manufactured internally; previously, hybrid transmission production was handled by a supplier in Japan. Planetary Gearset.

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AUGUST 5, 2023

The listing additionally requires the automakers to trim paintings weeks, repair cost-of-living changes and considerably increase retiree advantages. The union officially offered its financial proposals extreme year to GM, Ford Motor Co. 14 cut-off date that might supremacy to production-crippling moves.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. It was apparently too much for the company to endure and news broke early on Monday that General Motors (now standing alone against the UAW) had likewise reached a tentative contract agreement with the union.

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APRIL 14, 2023

It’s no secret that motor vehicle emissions are one of the main sources of pollution in the state of California and one of the leading causes of climate change in the country. Motor Vehicle Emissions at a Glance: California produces more than 1,000 tons of pollutants and more than 534,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions every day.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Production capacity must be established, and technology, vehicle cost and infrastructure barriers must be addressed to achieve large-scale market introduction. Production capacity must be established, and technology, vehicle cost and infrastructure barriers must be addressed to achieve large-scale market introduction.

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APRIL 21, 2016

NanoSteel, a leader in nanostructured steel materials ( earlier post ), announced the delivery of its first advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) to General Motors for initial testing. In 2015, AK Steel announced a $29-million project to enable production of the next-generation AHSS. GM Ventures invested in NanoSteel in 2012.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

The company was restructured in 2009; until then it acted as a private research center providing contract research to companies such as Toyota Motor Company, Samsung SDI and others. The US patent and soon-to-be-granted EU patent gives the company protection for carbide-derived-carbons suitable for energy storage applications.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

for the month, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The millionth battery electric vehicle (BEV) reached the road in the UK in January 2024, while the new car market grew 8.2% Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) recorded volume growth of 31.1% to take 8.4%

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The planned cell output of the Gigafactory in 2020 exceeds 2013 global production by current manufacturers, Tesla said. By the end of the first year of volume production of its mass market vehicle, Tesla expects the Gigafactory to have driven down the per kWh cost of the Tesla battery pack by more than 30%. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

As part of its 2014 ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge ( ALCC ) awards of processor time (totaling more than 3 billion processor hours), the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science has awarded 15 million hours on Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Titan supercomputer to a project led by General Motors, and 17.5

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MARCH 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Ford Motor Company. Earlier post.) Lead organization. Description.

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MAY 11, 2012

These grants are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The evaluation will consider the impacts, processes, market effects and costs of the program, and will help to guide future program efforts. Earlier post.) Electricore Inc. Electricore Inc., Department of Energy.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

The Commission’s funding is the cost-share for the company’s $6.2 The total cost of the project is $12.4 Seeo is targeting the production of a total of 1,000 cells with optimized power and energy by December 2011, with final pack design by June 2012. These grants are capped at $95,000. Seeo is contributing $5.6

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. The $800,000 ($799,932) first-year grant, which was announced by Governor Edward Rendell on 29 January, is part of the State’s overall effort to invest in businesses that are creating clean energy and biofuels technologies.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

General Motors was one of the original pioneers of electric cars, introducing the EV1 in 1996 and the game-changing Volt in 2010. Both come with a 200-hp electric motor, provide an EPA-estimated 247 miles in range, and are available in front-wheel drive only. The EUV is available in two different trims, the LT and Premier.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London. Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Lotus Cars Ltd, Nissan Motor Co. The consortium will also leverage the best of British technology from Ricardo, Lotus and EVO electric motors plus other technology SME’s.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

In 2023, Volkswagen moved its production of the ID.4 All-wheel-drive is optional, adding a second motor for the front wheels and increasing its horsepower, and includes a heated windshield and tow hitch. There are plenty of state and local EV incentives available to help reduce the cost of your new Volkswagen ID.4.

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JULY 13, 2023

He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. The duo created a lithium-ion battery with lower voltage but also lower cost and greater safety. Stanley Whittingham.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Furthermore, the chronic traffic congestion caused by excessive motorisation leads to lower productivity and reduced levels of accessibility in many of the world's urban areas. restructure pricing incentives so users Pay for the full costs of transport consumption.

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. That’s about two thirds of the leasing cost of a LEAF nowadays. It’s also possible to do V2G through an AC port.

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JULY 28, 2010

In general, rebates will offset 90% of the incremental cost of a qualified alternative fuel vehicle to a qualified owner for the purchase of a 15 qualified alternative fuel vehicles. Provides grants for programs in designing plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and associated components and infrastructure. 8,500 lbs, $8,000.

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JUNE 7, 2023

An electric vehicle is a type of vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion instead of an internal combustion engine that runs on fossil fuels like gasoline or diesel. 2 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs): PHEVs combine an electric motor with an internal combustion engine.

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OCTOBER 12, 2014

In a new working paper, the team contends that PEVs require innovation in how these products are retailed to customers as well as demanding changes in consumer behavior and relying on new support infrastructure. A fundamental problem appears to be divergent expectations regarding the level of support buyers receive from dealerships.

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APRIL 25, 2009

Designated UBA, the reformed bio-oil product has a HHV of 39.5 Since UBA still contains ~10% oxygen it is not a pure hydrocarbon and needs further treatment to convert it to motor fuel grade products. Commercial hydrotreating catalysts are available that can steer the product towards diesel/gasoline/jet fuel etc.

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MARCH 19, 2009

The latter will provide grants to US-based manufacturers of up to $1.5 billion to produce advanced automotive batteries and their components, and up to $500 million to produce other components needed for electric vehicles, such as electric motors. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Components.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

General Motors Co. At the virtual Barclays Global Automotive Conference, Barra and Doug Parks, GM executive vice president of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, shared key elements of GM’s plan, including: By 2025, GM will launch 30 EVs around the world, and more than two-thirds will be available in North America.

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AUGUST 28, 2009

It is estimated that the scheme could have resulted in costs of up to $1,500 when purchasing a larger car. Joyce says the NZ government is focused on reducing transport emissions without imposing significant costs. I have considerable sympathy for the motor vehicle industry as a whole at this time. Steven Joyce. Steven Joyce.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. The LPI system to be applied in the 8.0L

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JANUARY 28, 2023

Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. Nevertheless, for EVs themselves to become true zero emission vehicles, everything in their supply chain from mining to electricity production must be nearly net-zero emission as well.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Coskata process can produce more than 100 gallons of ethanol per ton of dry, ash-free biomass material at a cost competitive with expected gasoline prices—around $1.00 Actual production cost will vary, either below or above $1.00 We will have the lowest production cost of ethanol in the industry.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Both production and consumption of ethanol were basically flat for much of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Until fairly recently, these US motor vehicles were non-FFVs.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. the cost of energy storage?by Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

The ABTC Tonopah Flats Lithium Exploration Project, supported by its recently awarded grant from the US Department of Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office and in partnership with DuPont, utilizes the company’s processing train for the manufacturing of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary claystone resources.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The grants will go to projects in 17 states. coli as an electrofuels chassis for isooctane production. coli; Product: Isooctane. Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen; Organism: Cupriavidus necator; Product: Biodiesel. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: N/A; Product: Octanol. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity.

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