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ETI announces £2.5M lower drivetrain HDV efficiency project

Green Car Congress

It is critical that we develop technology solutions that are affordable for the industry and meet the needs of the customers. Vehicle fuel efficiency could be increased by 2 to 5% if lower drivetrain losses could be effectively halved which means this project has the potential to make a beneficial step change to the HDV industry.

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DOE to award $55.8M for advanced vehicle technologies; $35M for fuel cell and hydrogen

Green Car Congress

The new FOA supports the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, which seeks to make the United States the first country to produce a wide array of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) models (including plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles) by 2022 that are as affordable and convenient as current gasoline powered vehicles we drive today.

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