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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition. Virginia Tech. dSPACE, Inc.;

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OSU & Wilberforce University team claims top spot in year one of the EcoCAR EV Challenge

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MAY 28, 2023

West Virginia University took second place and University of Alabama finished third in the judged competition , which was held from 21–26 May 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) . University of California, Davis (Davis, CA). University of Texas, Austin (Austin, TX). University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). Each year, winning teams will be awarded prize money from EcoCAR sponsors to further support the their program.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2018

The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. West Virginia University and University of Alabama teams finished second and third place, respectively.

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BEV sales passed new milestone in the U.S. in 2023; state adoption varies

Teslarati

JANUARY 8, 2024

Additional OEMs that saw significant gains included overall market leader General Motors (GM), with a 14.1 States such as West Virginia and North Dakota saw EV adoption rates as low as 1.1 The BEV maker also saw a total market share of 4.2 percent, leading automakers like Volkswagen, Subaru, BMW, and a number of others.

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DOE to Award $25M to Two Consortia for US-China Clean Energy Research with Combined Funding of $100M; Focus on EVs and Carbon Capture and Sequestration

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award two consortia—one led by the University of Michigan and one led by the West Virginia University—a total of $25 million over the next five years under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). The announcement of another $12.5

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EcoCAR 3 competition to use Chevy Camaro as base vehicle

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2014

General Motors is continuing its partnership with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory for the EcoCAR 3 collegiate advanced vehicle technology competition. Virginia Tech. West Virginia University. Pennsylvania State University. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. University of Alabama.

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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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JULY 29, 2021

AOI 1a: Next-generation Liquid Electrolytes for Li-ion Cells under Extreme Conditions. General Motors. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Federal share. Novel Organosulfur-Based Electrolytes for Safe Operation of High Voltage Lithium-ion Batteries Over a Wide Operating Temperature. Optimizing for Near?Zero

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

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JULY 17, 2020

General Motors LLC. Ford Motor Company. General Motors LLC. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines.

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EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

During the program, General Motors will provide production vehicles, vehicle components, seed money, technical mentoring and operational support. The 17 designs range from systems using on-board hydrogen fuel cells to full battery-electric vehicles. Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV).

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

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JUNE 13, 2009

The Ohio State University took first place out of 17 universities in the US and Canada that competed in the first major milestone of this three-year competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy, General Motors, and many others including the Government of Canada.

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

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Advances for the Production of Low‐Cost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5). General Motors. Work with development partners to design and construct both heavy rare earth and entirely rare earth free motor designs using a multi‐layered motor rotor design. West Virginia University Research Corporation.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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AUGUST 5, 2009

General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system. General Motors. West Virginia University (NAFTC). Brownstown, MI. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd.

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Toyota will join Tesla, GM in losing EV tax credit after it reaches sales cap

Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2022

Toyota will soon join Tesla and General Motors as automakers that no longer qualify for the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. The Build Back Better plan passed the House of Representatives but stalled in Congress following a lack of support from Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia.

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Sen. Joe Manchin blasts EV tax credit expansion, calls for hydrogen development

Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2022

West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin blasted a potential expansion of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit on Thursday, while also calling for the development of the hydrogen sector to decarbonize the transportation industry.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Passage by the Senate is far from a certainty and will require all 50 yes votes including from conservative-leaning Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to the Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. To date, two manufacturers — Tesla and General Motors — saw the tax credit phaseout completely.

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U.S. EV buyers will get the $7,500 tax credit with a few catches

Teslarati

AUGUST 11, 2021

The $7,500 check sent to buyers by the Federal Government incentivizes the purchase of sustainable passenger vehicles, so long as the company you are buying from has not sold 200,000 electrified units, which disqualifies Tesla and General Motors from the program. Senator Deb Fischer (@SenatorFischer) August 11, 2021.

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US President Biden’s union-friendly $4,500 EV tax credit buff is facing a big challenge

Teslarati

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, whose state of West Virginia hosts Toyota facilities, has expressed his disapproval of the proposed $4,500 tax credit addition for union-made EVs. The $7,500 tax credit came as a result not because of Tesla’s activity but because of General Motors’ lobbying. That came later.

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EV Driven

DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

OSU & Wilberforce University team claims top spot in year one of the EcoCAR EV Challenge

DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

BEV sales passed new milestone in the U.S. in 2023; state adoption varies

DOE to Award $25M to Two Consortia for US-China Clean Energy Research with Combined Funding of $100M; Focus on EVs and Carbon Capture and Sequestration

EcoCAR 3 competition to use Chevy Camaro as base vehicle

DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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

EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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

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

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Toyota will join Tesla, GM in losing EV tax credit after it reaches sales cap

Sen. Joe Manchin blasts EV tax credit expansion, calls for hydrogen development

Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

U.S. EV buyers will get the $7,500 tax credit with a few catches

US President Biden’s union-friendly $4,500 EV tax credit buff is facing a big challenge

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