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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

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Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%. This project will demonstrate laser-assisted joining of aluminum and carbon fiber components to reduce vehicle weight. In the last four years, the cost of a plug-in electric vehicle battery has come down by nearly 50%.