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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.

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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. Emission Control Strategies for Advanced Combustion Engines.

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

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Although there is little evidence that levelized cost plays an important role in vehicle purchase decisions for most consumers, there is substantial evidence that initial purchase price plays an important role—and meeting these targets will help to reduce the purchase price for plug-in electric vehicles. —Blueprint.

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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. The objective of this AOI is to develop and demonstrate the capability of multi-material joining techniques for aluminum to advanced steel for light-duty vehicle body-in-white (BIW) joints.

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ARPA-E selects 13 projects for $30M in awards to advance natural gas vehicle technologies

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MOVE projects aim to engineer light-weight, affordable natural gas tanks for vehicles as well as to develop natural gas compressors that can efficiently fuel a natural gas vehicle at home. Drivers will be able to connect their vehicle to any natural gas. identification of low-cost, high-performance materials that will.

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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.

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DOE to award $49.4M for advanced vehicle technologies research; meeting Tier 3 emissions

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These areas of interest apply to light, medium and heavy duty on-road vehicles. *One Area Of Interest (AOI) 1: Development of Low-Cost, High-Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet. Cost of a finished, stamped component of no greater than $2 per pound of weight saved when compared to a comparable, baseline part.

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