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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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Demonstration scale plasma oxidation of carbon fiber This project will scale up a carbon fiber oxidation technology that reduces energy consumption and oxidation time. Fuels and lubricants (Area of Interest 5). The Regents of the University of Michigan. Alternative Fuel Ignition.

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DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

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The new investments will go toward a wide range of research, development, and demonstration projects that aim to reduce the price and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles. Michigan Technological University. Area of Interest 3). 698,040 (jointly funded).

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

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Volvo Technology of America LLC will develop and demonstrate a tractor trailer combination with lightweight cab that achieves the freight efficiency goal using alternative engine designs and a variety of system technologies. Michigan State University. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy.

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Road Test: 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 3LT

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Chevrolet made the radical decision to have the 2021 Corvette, or C8 as aficionados call it, become a mid-engine sports car, abandoning the front engine design that began when the first Corvette rolled off the line in Flint, Michigan, on June 30, 1953. Let the sunshine in. Powerful and Responsive. Designed to slip through the air.