There Are Now 14 Electric Vehicles on the Market With More Than 300 Miles of Range
30 Aug 2022, 14:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Department of Energy revealed that 14 model year 2022 EVs with more than 300 miles of range are now available in the U.S. market
The U.S. Government Endorses the Industry’s First High-Efficiency Hydrogen Aircraft Engine
23 Feb 2022, 04:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Pratt & Whitney got the green light from the government for developing a breakthrough hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology
DOE and the Navy Are Testing a State-of-the-Art Train for a Unique Type of Cargo
8 Feb 2022, 03:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This will become not only the safest-ever train, but also one with a top-level security onboard, and it's gearing up for testing in Pueblo, Colorado
Li-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles Will Last a Lot Longer Thanks to a Neat Trick
10 Jan 2022, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Li-Ion batteries have a finite number of charge/discharge cycles, but a neat discovery by scientists will have their lifecycle extended by a cool 30%
DOE May Open Its Funding Program to Auto Suppliers
30 Jan 2014, 14:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Obama administration is considering reviving the $25 billion auto loan program by opening funding to auto suppliers, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said earlier this week, The Detroit News report...
Ford, DOE & University of Michigan Create $8 Million Battery Lab for EVs
15 Oct 2013, 11:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Motor Co. and the University of Michigan have announced the opening of a new battery lab that will help the automaker develop smaller, lighter and cheaper batteries for electric vehicles. Th...
DOE to Auction Off Fisker’s Loan Obligation
20 Sep 2013, 10:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The US Department of Energy has announced plans to auction off the remainder of Fisker’s loan debt of $168 million after the EV manufacturer has failed to attract a buyer since halting automob...
Tesla Repays DOE Loan Nine Years Early
23 May 2013, 09:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric vehicle automaker Tesla Motors announced that it has paid off the entire loan awarded by the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2010. By wiring the final $451.8 million yesterday, Tesla has repa...
President Obama Calls for 75% Increase in EV Budget
11 Apr 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / US president Barak Obama called for a 75 percent increase for the Department of Energy's EV research budget which would reach $575 million as a result. Convincing Americans that EVs are a vi...
Google Maps to Show EV Charging Stations
22 Apr 2011, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a natural evolution of the efforts made in the past few years to create an electric vehicle charging infrastructure, news of Google taking charge of letting customers know where they can find cha...
EcoCAR 2 Challenge Goes for Electric Drives
18 Apr 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Building on the previous experiences and results achieved with EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, the US Department of Energy (DoE) announced during the SAE World Congress the launch of the EcoCAR 2: Plugg...
Eighth Wonder of the World: GM Withdraws Federal Loan Application
28 Jan 2011, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM detractors, eat your hearts out! Here's proof that, despite what some of you (including us) might have thought about the GM federal money sinkhole, GM is not going after your taxers with all...
Nuclear Transport Drivers Drink. Do They Drive, Too?
22 Nov 2010, 15:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We bet you've all seen Armageddon. Remember how, at one point (one of the scenes we found at the time to be particularly amusing) Steve Buscemi mounted the nuclear bomb the team was carrying an...
Allison to Produce Hybrid Systems in Indianapolis
30 Jun 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a result of a collaboration with the Department of Energy (read grant), supplier Allison announced the dedication of a plant in Indianapolis for the production of a new hybrid propulsion system f...
GM and DoE Take Up Farming
31 Mar 2010, 06:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since all this biodiesel frenzy began, we here at autoevolution, completely ignorant in the field of botany, started learning new names, designing magical plants which can be converted into fuel. ...
DTNA Gets $40 Million from US DoE
18 Jan 2010, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler Trucks North America announced last week it has received a $40 million funding from the US Department of Energy (DoE), through the 21st Century Truck Technology Partnership, to be used for c...
Aptera 2e May Get US Funding
2 Oct 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the final, production-ready Aptera 2e was previewed thanks to a few leaked photos earlier this week, the three-wheeled fuel-efficient contraption has all the chances of becoming a reality than...
Navistar All-Electric Truck, Unveiled on Capitol Hill
1 Oct 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Truck manufacturer Navistar presented yesterday on Capitol Hill the result of both their endeavor to build an all-electric truck and the US Department of Energy's $39 million grant awarded to N...
Daimler to Bring 600 Green Trucks on US Streets
2 Sep 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Daimler Trucks North America today announced that it will participate in the Clean Cities program started by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and will bring 600 trucks featuring hybrid or natural g...
Obama to House: Pass the Greenhouse Bill
24 Jun 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Obama administration is continuing the overhaul of the American automotive industry, this time with yet another piece of legislation. President Obama asked the House of Representatives to move f...