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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

Green Car Congress

Awardees across six projects will help develop a better understanding of new mobility technologies, particularly on how automated, connected, electric, and shared vehicle technology, such as automated electric shuttles and connected vehicle/infrastructure technologies, interact with the larger transportation system. Mexichem Fluor Inc.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

And plenty of technology remains left to be worked out: including the complex supporting infrastructure, business models, and various forms of electric plugs and chargers, alongside their sometimes confounding range of pin configurations. The pickup boasts 563 horsepower, does zero to 60 in four seconds and wields 1050 Newton-meters (775 lb.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of Rivian's R1T

Cars That Think

An optional 180-kilowatt-hour battery (for $10,000) extends range past 400 miles. Rivian also plans to offer a more affordable 105-kilowatt-hour pack with a roughly 230-mile range. The latter figure beats the $112,595 GMC Hummer EV that’s set to reach showrooms in early 2022.

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