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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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The teams will also use a combination of on-board sensors and bidirectional vehicle-to-everything connectivity to enable the export of electricity from electric vehicle batteries to other loads such as recreational uses, homes, or supporting the electrical grid. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL).

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. University of Illinois. for climate control in automobiles. automobile market.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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However, achieving either goal would likely require governments offering hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions, in EV subsidies to ICE owners over the next decade, not to mention significant investments in EV charging infrastructure and the electrical grid. billion to more than 2 billion.