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JUNE 13, 2011

JBT AeroTech, InnovaTek and EnerFuel are developing a fuel cell range extender for battery-powered airport ground support equipment. The multi-phase project is funded by a Department Of Energy (DOE) grant through their Small Business Innovation Research Program.

Fuel

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

million) grant from the Bavaria FIT program under the Bavarian undersecretary of the state of Katja Hessel to fund the development of a novel carbon-fiber precursor with revised properties. It has a portfolio ranging from carbon and graphite products to carbon fibers and composites. million (US$2.1-million) Earlier post.).

Carbon Fiber

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JANUARY 8, 2010

CDTI ) has received a diesel emissions reduction technology development grant under the New Technology Research and Development (NTRD) program from the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) totaling $960,971. Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. This project is an important addition to the current NTRD program portfolio.

Houston

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

According to the report, the decline in PV installed costs seen by customer-owners of such systems in 2010 follows a significant drop in the wholesale cost for PV modules in 2009. As report co-author Galen Barbose explains, “ Based on our data, average installed costs held steady at $7.50/W W over the period from 1998 to 2007.

2010

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Lightning Systems’ lineup of new chargers includes both AC and DC fast charge options, ranging from affordable 7.2kW AC chargers to high-end 100kW DC fast chargers, which deliver much shorter charging times for high-battery-capacity commercial EVs. —Tim Reeser, Lightning Systems CEO.

DC

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MARCH 12, 2009

Eaton Corporation has established a program to assist diesel truck fleet owners in applying for the $156 million in grants for diesel hybrid trucks that are available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Fleets are able to purchase multiple trucks. Dontia Warren.

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JUNE 19, 2023

The versatile Lightning ZEV4 model comes equipped with 120 kWh batteries located within the frame rails, delivering 241 horsepower, 790 lb-ft of torque and up to 130 miles of range as well as improved weight distribution for better handling and improved safety. The Lightning ZEV4 is capable of Level 2 AC and 80kW DC fast charging.

GM

EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

As we wait for Congress to fully return from their recess and vote on various legislation, I continue to be extremely concerned about how as much as $10 billion in federal government grants will be be spent on EV charging infrastructure. To install 4-180 kW chargers can easily cost roughly $500,000-$800,000 depending on the hardware chosen.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

To ensure and accelerate the transition, we must move beyond the set of traditional mechanisms that have been used to assist one-to-one replacements of trucks and buses, such as grant programs providing basic buy-down payments. To date, traditional government grant programs have helped fleet owners replace diesel trucks with cleaner ones.

Financing

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The award is one of two DOE grants awarded to Cummins, totaling more than $7 million, and will aid in the development of an integrated fuel cell electric powertrain for heavy-duty trucks with operational performance and total cost of ownership that supports near-term, rapid, and substantial penetration of the truck markets.

Fuel

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JUNE 17, 2010

GM announced that the first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging stations. In many cases, it will include the cost of home installation. The program will provide Volt owners with a 240-volt charge station from either ECOtality, Inc.

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APRIL 10, 2012

Innovative technologies for engine boosting (turbocharger and supercharger)systems that will improve the FTP cycle fuel economy by 3 percent, expand the effective operating range by 15- 20 percent over current production systems with improved transient response, and decreased system cost are needed. Hydrogen Storage.

Hydrogen

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) have awarded 9 faculty seed grants totaling $2.2 One way to lower the cost of solar power is to dramatically reduce the thickness of light-absorbing layers in solar cells.

Energy

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Launched in January 2019, Uber’s Clean Air Plan aims to tackle air pollution by helping drivers upgrade to an electric vehicle through the introduction of a Clean Air Fee: 15p a mile is added on to all London journeys which will help drivers with the cost of adopting an electric vehicle.

London

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. DOE grant: $7,200,000).

Energy

Teslarati

JUNE 14, 2022

Effective immediately, the United Kingdom has announced it will no longer supply EV grants for most consumer purchases. The grant system, launched in 2011 as part of a system to kick start the EV sector in the UK, has ended for most consumers, only leaving grants available for vehicles in niche and commercial uses.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Jouley couples 226 kWh of total energy capacity with a Proterra Powered drivetrain to offer an industry-leading operating range of up to 135 miles on a single charge to meet the needs of school bus fleets. The transition to electric school buses will deliver health and climate benefits for the community.

Maryland

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JUNE 18, 2010

The first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging stations. In many cases, it will include the cost of home installation. The program will provide Volt owners with a 240-volt charge station from either ECOtality, Inc. or Coulomb Technologies.

GM

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame has developed a technology that allows a heavy-duty engine to continue to operate using MCCI-based combustion when fueled on a wider range of fuels, including ethanol. Historically, clean-burning fuels, and those that are easy to make from waste CO 2 streams or syngas, have failed to ignite using MCCI.

Emissions

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment.

Gas-Electric

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

These data were then used as inputs to a techno-economic model using AspenPlus to determine the production cost of bioethanol from bamboo in China. Enzymatic saccharification with five loadings (10–140 FPU/g glucan) of Cellic CTec2 led to a total sugar release ranging from 59-76% of the theoretical maximum.

Gasoline

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Sepion raised funds to accelerate commercialization of lithium metal batteries for long-range and low-cost electric vehicles. million grant to advance the development of its safe anode-free hybrid lithium-metal cells from a lab-scale validation to a pre-prototype. In March, the California Energy Commission awarded Sepion a $1.4-million

Li-ion

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APRIL 20, 2021

We want to significantly increase the energy density of the cells and reduce the costs of material use and production at the same time. With the Neue Klasse, the BMW Group is aiming at the level of state-of-the-art internal combustion engines in terms of range and manufacturing costs. Earlier post.).

BMW

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AUGUST 5, 2011

A recent discussion paper published by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, concludes that significant penetration of electric cars into the US marketplace will only occur if the vehicles are competitive with conventional vehicles, not only on a cost basis, but also on an attribute basis.

Electric Vehicles

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MARCH 25, 2010

The project will fund a mobile clean up facility’(to upgrade raw biogas into biomethane of a quality that can be used as a transport fuel or injected into the gas grid) and fund the additional costs of vehicles using biogas. million) support reserved for the Office for Low Emission Vehicles Plug-In Car grant program. £1 million (US$5.2

Carbon

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In November 2021, Forth was awarded two grants from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) funding opportunity for the creation of solutions that reduce vehicle emissions and accelerate the expansion of EV infrastructure and charging (DE-FOA-0002475, earlier post ).

Affordable

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MARCH 19, 2012

Element Energy used a component-based cost model to estimate the current and future costs of conventional and novel powertrains based on peer-reviewed data—e.g., on batteries and fuel cell costs trends and the costs of vehicle mass reduction. Fuel cell system cost projections over time and volume.

Emissions

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APRIL 21, 2022

With a 360-degree view and 200-meter perception range, the fleet offers high-performance L4 autonomous driving in an urban environment. is the first company to be granted a permit to operate Robotaxis in the Central Business District of downtown Shenzhen, currently servicing more than 100 pick-up and drop-off points. DeepRoute.ai

Fleet

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

In March of this year AeroVironment received a $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Program. The new chargers are part of Hawaii’s growing charging infrastructure currently being deployed to support electric vehicles.

Hawaii

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JULY 29, 2019

million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Release 2 grants to projects that demonstrate commercial feasibility for innovations during the second phase of their research. Phase II awards range from $975,000 to $1,150,000, with a duration of two years. TDA Research Inc.

Lithium Ion

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JUNE 11, 2021

SINANODE seamlessly integrates into existing manufacturing processes to fuse silicon nanowires onto commercial graphite powders, tripling the energy density of the anode while halving its cost per kWh, according to the company. The higher energy density increases battery range while nanowires shorten charging time.

Battery

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

could be achieved over a broad range of new vehicles by optimizing control of heat energy, in today’s conventional vehicles. This project will deliver two prototype lightweight electric vans, with diesel range extender. Plug-in Car Grant. The Government also set out the eligibility criteria for its Plug-in Car Grant.

Land Rover

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AUGUST 1, 2010

A team from Iowa State University and ConocoPhillips, Biofuels R&D performed a techno-economic study examining the fast pyrolysis of corn stover to bio-oil with subsequent upgrading of the bio-oil to naphtha and diesel range fuels. In 2007, ConocoPhillips established an eight-year, $22.5-million Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Alternative Fuels

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JULY 6, 2014

As part of the report, the authors assessed the potential market uptake of a range of low carbon technologies, including the resulting emission savings. batteries); the requirement for specialist maintenance, in some cases; and constrained range of passenger capacities, for some types of LCEB. Existing incentives.

Carbon

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JULY 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy.

Fuel

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Fortescue plans to purchase 10 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses to replace its diesel bus fleet, and the lessons learnt from this project will support their plans to reduce reliance on imported diesel across a range of transport forms.

Hydrogen

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MAY 11, 2012

These grants are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The evaluation will consider the impacts, processes, market effects and costs of the program, and will help to guide future program efforts. Earlier post.) Electricore Inc. Electricore Inc., Villa Ford Inc.

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