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GM awarded DOE money to research Shape Memory Alloy heat engines

General Motors has been awarded $2.7 million by the Department of Energy to create a working prototype engine using Shape Memory Alloys (SMA). The idea is for the prototype to use SMA tech to capture heat energy from engine exhaust gasses via an electric generator and transfer that energy to recharge batteries for hybrids or electric vehicles. SMA tech can also theoretically power electronic devices like power seats and windows in a standard gas- or diesel-powered car, perhaps even replacing the power-sapping alternator. The GM press ... Read more →

Congress approves three-wheelers for DOE funds Jeremy Korzeniewski

Following months of debate, Congress has approved a bill that will pave the way for three-wheeled vehicle manufacturers like Aptera to qualify for funding from the Department of Energy. Next step: ...

REPORT: Energy Secretary Chu - "I would put every cent into electric cars" Sebastian Blanco

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has a penchant for making some straightforward statements about energy policy. He's said that electric vehicles are inevitable, for example, and that all American ...

Obama trying to give biofuels a bump Jeremy Korzeniewski

Currently, the United States isn't producing enough biofuels to satisfy the requirements set out by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and President Obama's administration is planning ...

U.S. Department of Energy funding for Chevy Volt on hold Jonathon Ramsey

Aside from the bridge loans supplied to GM by the federal government, GM had applied for $10.3 billion from the Energy Department. Of that amount, $2.6 billion was meant to be devoted to building the ...

GM asking Department of Energy for $2.6 billion to build hybrids? 8 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors released an updated business plan to Congress on Wednesday, and one of the main points of interest surrounds the automaker's request of an additional $2.6 billion for the production of the Chevrolet Volt and two additional variants based on the same Voltec powertrain ...

Ask and you shall receive (a little): DOE giving automakers $30mil for PHEV development 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more shots of the Ford Escape PHEV In what seems like a convenient answer to Mark Fields' request just yesterday for government assistance for the development of plug-in hybrids, the Department of Energy has just announced that it will be granting up to $30 million for just this ...

Gas prices hit lowest mark since April 3 years ago on Autoblog

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that gasoline prices have hit their lowest average since April of this year. Although this is expected at the end of every summer driving season, forecasters are predicting that by November of this year, fuel will be closer to $2.00 per gallon, versus ...

Department of Energy says: 'A cool butt is a hot way to save gas' 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Department of Energy says that having a hot booty isn't necessarily a good thing. In fact, it argues that ventilated seats (like those of the Cadillac STS that pull away warm air and moisture), could save as many as 522 million gallons of gas if all cars on the road were equipped with the ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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