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

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Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. AOI 01b: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research, Development, and Validation. Project description. Federal share.

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DOE issues Notice of Intent for 2020 advanced vehicle technology research

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This FOA may include the following topics: Lithium-ion batteries using silicon-based anode. Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials. Improved efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty natural gas and propane (LPG) engines. Technology integration. Transportation and energy analysis.

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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 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. Boulder Ionics. PPG Industries.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine with two electric motors for a total system 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It combines a 2.0-liter,

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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in electric vehicles (PEVs). energy lithium?ion ion batteries is approximately four times too high on a kWh basis; current batteries are two to three times too heavy and large, and high? Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Motors for Electric Traction Drives. burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted

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Update: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

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We will write more detailed reviews, including impressions for on and off-road driving and towing, when we have had the chance to get behind the wheel this much anticipated all-electric pickup from Chevrolet. Developed from the ground-up as a fully electric truck. Dual electric motors. All-wheel drive. All-wheel steering.

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VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

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” In the 1970s Volkswagen had put two electric cars on the market, but sales figures were in the two-digit numbers, Leohold said. What has changed the business mainly is that Li-ion batteries have come around and finally supported an energy density that allows you to build a halfway decent car. So what has changed?

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