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

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Scalable Ultra Power-Dense Extended Range (SUPER) Inverter. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Cummins High Power Density Inverter. BorgWarner, Inc. AOI 4: Integrated Simulation of Combustion and Aftertreatment ? Optimizing for Near?Zero Zero Emissions (ISCA?ONE). 2,500,000.

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EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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Students were encouraged to explore a variety of solutions including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell, electric, and extended range electric vehicles. Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREV). These architectures will also use either B20 or E85 to extend the range of the vehicles.

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Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). In the final year, teams must refine their vehicles to near-showroom quality.

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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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Develop, analyze, and demonstrate hundreds of Chevrolet Volt Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs) --125 Volt PHEVs for electric utilities and 500 Volt PHEVs to consumers. West Virginia University (NAFTC). Project locations. Technology. General Motors. Ford Motor Company. $30. DOE Award ($mil.). Project locations.

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