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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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Fuel Efficiency Improvements in Passenger Vehicles and Commercial Trucks. Body-In-White Joining of Carbon Fiber Composites to Lightweight Metals (Aluminum, Advanced High Strength Steel, or Magnesium) at Prototype Scale for High-Volume Manufacturing. Area of Interest 3). The Curators of The University of Missouri. Boulder Ionics.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy.

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DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

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million in co-funding to support projects focused on beyond lithium-ion battery technologies and reducing friction and wear in the powertrain. Fuel efficiency improvements in passenger vehicles and commercial trucks. Beyond Lithium Ion Technologies (Area of Interest 3). Eaton Corp. Ford Motor Company.

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