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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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The FOA will give equal consideration to all proposals submitted, including submissions that address the following Areas of Interest: Energy Storage R&D. burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber. Robust lean?burn

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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 optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. Light-weighting materials. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy.

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

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mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) development of carbon fiber composites for lightweight vehicles. mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7 Dual-fuel technologies.

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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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This includes improving “beyond lithium-ion technologies” that use higher energy storage materials, and developing and commercializing wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors that offer significant advances in performance while reducing the price of vehicle power electronics. Ford Motor Company. Chrysler Group LLC. 10,000,000.

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DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

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Applicants are sought to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies which support commercialization of micro, mild, and full HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs. Exhaust Aftertreatment Materials. L/100 km) for cars and more than 43 mpg (5.5 L/100 km) for trucks by 2025. Innovative Engine Boosting Technologies. Advanced Manufacturing.

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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. AOI 2: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles. ($6M) The fibers can be continuous or discontinuous and the resin can be either a thermoplastic or thermoset polymer.

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DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

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US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz used the Washington DC Auto show as the venue to announce $58 million in funding for vehicle technology advancements. These areas of interest apply to light, medium, and heavy-duty on-road vehicles. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Steel (Mild, HSLA, AHSS, or Boron automotive alloy).

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