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

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Ford Motor Company. Developing an Energy-Conscious Traffic Signal Control System for Optimized Fuel Consumption in Connect Vehicle Environments. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). New Two-Cylinder Prototype Demonstration and Concept Design of a Next Generation Class 3-6 Opposed Piston Engine. 689,659.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Ford Motor Company. Expanding established propulsion systems into a volume manufacturing environment.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company and Arbin Instruments will develop a. environment of a lithium-ion battery in real-time. Washington University in St. Louis will develop a predictive. modeling of the battery’s internal environment. These compact. use to avoid degradation and failure. Battelle Memorial.