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MAHLE Powertrain and White Motorcycle Concepts developing fully electric 3-wheeled motorcycle for police, emergency first responders

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MAHLE Powertrain is working with White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) to develop a fully electric three-wheeled motorcycle suited to the requirements of police, emergency first responders and last-mile delivery fleets. WMC 250EV bike in testing at MIRA, with the V-Duct visible.

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DOE issues FOA for up to $4M for development of advanced H2 storage systems and materials

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The majority of the fuel cell vehicles in today’s demonstration fleets use high-pressure tanks rated at 350 or 700 bar for onboard storage of hydrogen gas. Three overarching performance targets for onboard hydrogen storage systems are: gravimetric capacity; volumetric capacity; and system cost. The Ultimate Full Fleet targets are 2.5

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DOE to issue funding opportunity for R&D for hydrogen storage for vehicles, material handling and portable power

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FCTO anticipates that the FOA may include the following Topic Areas: Topic Area 1: Reducing the Cost of Compressed Hydrogen Storage Systems. Topic 1 will focus on the development of complete, low-cost, compressed hydrogen storage systems. Topic Area 2: Improved Materials for Fiber Composites and Balance of Plant Components.

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

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This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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Such engines may incorporate novel thermodynamic cycles, but should not simply involve regurgitation of existing concepts (e.g., The engines shall have extremely low engine-out nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and particulate matter (PM) as a target; and shall have efficiency similar to state-of-the-art direct injection diesel engines (i.e.,

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Local Motors 3D printing a Strati at NAIAS; announces two micro-factories to open

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Made from a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic material by SABIC, the current model of the Strati takes approximately 44 hours to print 212 layers. The micro-factory in National Harbor will be where the first fleet of 3D-printed cars will be manufactured and sold. The first phase in 3D-printed manufacturing is additive.

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DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

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Possible areas of interest for the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge include, but are not limited to: Development of low-cost, high-strength automotive aluminum sheet. Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles. Tire efficiency. Multi-speed gearbox.

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