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DOE to award almost $20M to new research and development projects for advanced vehicle technologies

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Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Materials. Projects will develop and integrate a suite of computational tools that can accurately predict precursors for low cost carbon fiber. Battery500 Seedling Projects.

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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles. Traction drive systems should be demonstrated as meeting these targets through dynamometer testing.

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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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Mazda intends to conduct verification tests in various environments and conditions to contribute to the expansion of the use of next-generation fuel. The company is currently conducting verification tests for transporting large-quantity, low-cost hydrogen to Japan produced from Australian lignite.

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EV Everywhere Blueprint outlines DOE technical and development goals for EVs for 2022

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Cost and performance targets in this technology area include: Electric motors. Develop new low-cost and highly efficient motor designs, alternative magnetic materials with reduced rare earth content, and improved motor manufacturing methods. Traction drive system.

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DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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Further, alloying or coating pathways towards low-cost, effective passive films, have not been sufficiently explored in a sound and scientific way. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. AOI 3: Body-in-white Joining of Aluminum to Advanced High Strength Steel at Prototype Scale. Magnesium (AZ or AM series commercial alloy).

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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Low-Cost Retrofit Kit for Integral Reciprocating Compressors to Reduce Emissions and Enhance Efficiency. The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) plans to develop, build, and validate a low-cost, field-installable, remotely-controlled natural gas compressor retrofit kit. Gas to Carbon Fiber Crystals (G2-CFX).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection. Only the PHEV can share energy with the grid without stranding the driver. But use of petroleum will continue.

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