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JANUARY 11, 2010

The FT-CH concept. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The cost of lithium ion batteries…needs to be reduced significantly…or a more affordable alternative developed. Click to enlarge. And then there is range. —Jim Lentz.

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JANUARY 28, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $47 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002920 ) to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable clean hydrogen technologies. R&D needs for both applications have been identified with industry, university, and national laboratory expert stakeholder input.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP). Tennessee Technological University. North Carolina State University. Marquette University. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. University of Wisconsin- Madison. AOI 8: Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Proof of Concept.

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JULY 14, 2021

The goal is to create a unique concept that can be standardized and implemented worldwide, allowing for large-scale hydrogen production. To increase the share of hydrogen in the final energy demand to enlarge the low-carbon energy sources share in the global energy mix and promote the environmental sustainability.

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MAY 28, 2014

The DELIVER (Design of Electric LIght Vans for Environment-impact Reduction) project started in November 2011 with the goal of reducing the environmental impact in urban areas by 40%, along with delivering optimized ergonomics and loading space at affordable costs.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

To further decarbonize the grid, DOE is also launching a $20-million university research consortium to help states and Tribal communities successfully implement grid resilience programs and achieve decarbonization goals. ( DE-FOA-0002792 ).

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AUGUST 16, 2012

To create a pilot institute to serve as a proof-of concept for the NNMI, five federal agencies—the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Commerce, the National Science Foundation, and NASA—jointly committed to invest $45 million in a pilot institute on additive manufacturing. Fabrication methods requiring lower energy-intensity.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Affordable COMPosites for Lightweight Car structurEs (ACOMPLICE). Amberjac Projects Ltd (lead), Fen Technology Ltd, University of Sheffield. Ashwoods Automotive (lead), Bristol University, MCT Reman. Axon Automotive Ltd (lead), Tallent Automotive Ltd, WMG Warwick University. Light weight Future Truck Chassis Concept.

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JUNE 14, 2012

The research projects, conducted in partnership with private industry, national laboratories and universities, support the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, a collaborative national effort to make solar power cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by the end of the decade. Click to enlarge. Competition.

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JULY 17, 2020

VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. Achates Power.

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JUNE 19, 2019

GKN Automotive, Drive System Design and the University of Nottingham are collaborating on an £8-million (US$10 million) project to design and develop a world-leading electric vehicle powertrain for the global market. The University of Nottingham is noted for its expertise in thermal management, semiconductor technology and high-speed motors.

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JUNE 2, 2013

The effort is in parallel with an ongoing technology development to store hydrogen affordably. and EARTH University in Costa Rica. and EARTH University in Costa Rica. In addition, biogas production from biodigestors is being studied by EARTH University.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Using aluminum in select automotive components could reduce vehicle body structure weight safely by as much as an additional 40% compared to today’s vehicles, according to a recent study by the University of Aachen (Germany) for the European Aluminium Association (EAA). For many components stiffness will maintain the decisive criterion.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

The GE/Berkeley Lab project was selected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to receive $899,958 in funding under the RANGE (Robust Affordable Next Generation EV-Storage) program. Over the next year, the GE/Berkeley Lab team will demonstrate feasibility of this new battery concept and develop a working prototype.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

million grant to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept. In the low-temperature combustion concept called gasoline direct compression ignition, fuel is ignited by compression rather than by spark, similar to GDi homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI). Delphi Corp., Earlier post.)

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MAY 15, 2021

The LT team will develop a gas fermentation process that leverages affordable, renewable hydrogen to capture and fix CO 2 directly into valuable fuels and chemicals. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Stanford University. University of Delaware. University of California, Davis.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies.

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JULY 29, 2021

Awardees across 12 projects will focus on developing next-generation lithium batteries with improved lifespan, safety, and affordability; improving the performance and durability of electrolytes that carry ions within batteries; and increasing the power density of electric drive systems. SUNY University @ Stony Brook. General Motors.

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MARCH 27, 2009

Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon Automotive PHEV. Click to enlarge. mpg US, 2.8 Axon Automotive Ltd. Axon Automotive Ltd.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.

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JULY 16, 2021

Thirteen companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace system. SkyGrid, and The University of North Texas. Background.

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JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham. The final results will be presented at the UK’s LCV2016 event on 14-15 September.

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APRIL 24, 2017

The finalists’ pitch concepts and student team members are: “The Hub”: A carpooling concept based in school communities that would be more efficient than public transit and allow commuting parents to spend more time with their families. Andrew Gelfman, Computer Science/Engineering undergraduate, University of Colorado.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Hongjie Dai and his research lab at Stanford University have developed a prototype that can generate hydrogen fuel from seawater. Dai said his lab showed proof-of-concept with a demo, but the researchers will leave it up to manufacturers to scale and mass produce the design. Image credit: Courtesy of H. Dai, Yun Kuang, Michael Kenney).

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APRIL 11, 2017

They include the development of an affordable hybrid powertrain for niche vehicle applications, such as autonomous pods, as well as a project to address significant gaps in the UK electrification supply chain. will bring together a consortium to improve the performance, autonomy and efficiency of the brand’s concept natural gas tractor.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Researchers at Changchun University of Science and Technology in China have developed a nanobox strategy to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries. A paper on their work appears in the Journal of Power Sources. Li–S batteries theoretically offer a specific energy density of 2600 Wh kg ?1

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The ADEPT powertrain concept is also equally applicable—with appropriate fine tuning of design and configuration—to gasoline or alternatively fueled powertrains. Details of the configuration of the affordable ADEPT hybrid powertrain concept were revealed in late June together with the provisional results of vehicle testing.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks in gas, oil and water pipelines at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations.

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MAY 25, 2009

Aircraft wings which redirect air to waggle sideways over their surfaces could significantly reduce drag and thus cut fuel consumption and emissions by 20%, according to researchers at the University of Warwick (UK). Duncan Lockerby, University of Warwick, project leader. University of Warwick Turbulence Flow Control Group.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Researchers at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, led by Professor Yi Cui, are proposing a new nanoscale design inspired by pomegranates for high energy capacity but large-volume-change lithium battery anodes such as those using silicon. The active material mass loading was ~0.2

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APRIL 23, 2012

Two concepts need to be kept in mind. MCE-5 expects that the combination of a highly boosted VCR engine with start-stop functionality, variable valve actuation, cooled external EGR and high-energy ignition will deliver an overall efficiency close to that of current full hybrid systems at more affordable costs.

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MAY 6, 2009

Twenty or so car manufacturers—including Renault—and energy groups have been working with the German group RWE with a view to developing a universal standard plug. This universal standard plug was shown at April’s Hanover Messe technology fair and will be used to charge the batteries of future Renault electric vehicles. Like the Z.E.

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MARCH 7, 2019

The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Projects will focus on novel, innovative materials and designs that decrease the size and increase the power density of electric drive systems by a factor of eight, while achieving cost reduction and performance improvement targets for more affordable electric drive systems.

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MARCH 14, 2018

ARPA-E is awarding $16 million in funding for eight projects as part of the Innovative Natural-gas Technologies for Efficiency Gain in Reliable and Affordable Thermochemical Electricity-generation ( INTEGRATE ) program. Washington State University; De-Coupled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Hybrid (dFC-GT) – $678,014.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

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. Clemson University.

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