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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Development of a Flex Fuel Mixing Controlled Combustion System for Gasoline/Ethanol Blends Enabled by Prechamber Ignition. University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

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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. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research.

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DOE awarding $10M to 8 transportation technology incubator projects; single-fuel RCCI with reformer

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Statically and Dynamically Stable Lithium-sulfur Batteries This project will develop an innovative polysulfide blocking layer to develop lithium-sulfur batteries for automotive applications. 1,400,000.  University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. University of Texas Austin. Vanderbilt University. Filter Sensing Technologies.

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

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A US-wide county-level study comparing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several light-duty passenger gasoline and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has found that PEVs can have larger or smaller carbon footprints than gasoline vehicles depending on regional factors and the specific vehicle models being compared.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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House of Representatives that would prevent California from receiving federal waivers to set standards limiting the sale of gasoline-driven automobiles. We have a free market; therefore if Americans truly wanted to make the switch to electric vehicles, then they would buy them — no government interference necessary.

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Tesla supplier Talon Metals on Manchin EV Bill, Tesla & more

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and other battery minerals in the USA. The two companies signed an offtake partnership in January of this year to supply nickel from Talon’s project in central Minnesota. address its dependency on China for batteries and scale up its capability in battery mineral production. Agreement with the US). requirements.

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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University of Minnesota. Renewable electricity is now competitive with and in many instances less expensive than fossil fuel-derived electricity, but its storage remains challenging. The goal is to shift the bioproduction paradigm and generate highly reduced carbon compounds from simple, inexpensive feedstocks. ZymoChem, Inc.

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