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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. General Motors LLC. Washington State University.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. kWh energy storage system. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win. The team earned 895 out of 1000 overall points.

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Penn State wins EcoCAR 2 Year 2 competition with E85 PHEV

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The 15 universities competing in EcoCAR 2 gathered in Yuma, Arizona last week for six days of vehicle testing and evaluation on drive quality and environmental impact at General Motors (GM) Desert Proving Ground. The vehicle uses lithium-ion-phosphate batteries to form the basis for the energy storage system. in May 2014.

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DOE Funds PHEVs

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T he Department of Energy is moving forward to develop advanced batteries for PHEV s. DOE to Provide up to $14 Million to Develop Advanced Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Here is the story. A copy of USABC’s request for proposal information can be downloaded here.

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Ohio State team wins EcoCAR2 competition with E85 series-parallel plug-in hybrid Malibu

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The US Department of Energy and General Motors Co. The second-place team from the University of Washington (UW) demonstrated the most energy-efficient vehicle, a B20 biodiesel parallel plug-in hybrid reaching 60 MPGGE (3.9 —Ken Morris, vice president, global product integrity, General Motors.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Duke Energy. Eversource Energy. General Motors. University of Washington. Tesla Motors, Inc. Edison Electric Institute. Georgia Power.

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New electric truck company Chanje emerges from stealth; first model out this year

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James Chen, VP and General Counsel - previously VP at Tesla, two of Washington, D.C.’s Jeff Robinson, VP of Manufacturing - previously Tesla, Ford, Mazda, General Motors and others. Suresh Jayanthi, VP of Energy Services - previously Schneider Electric and others. s top law firms, the US EPA and other.