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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $51.7 million investment in transportation innovation projects aimed at expanding affordable, reliable mobility options across America. The 19 projects selected for this funding will focus on advancing a broad range of next generation technologies for the transportation sector. This includes electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies that use domestic, low-cost and abundant materials, improvements in off-road vehicle technologies, advancements in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity, and innovations bolstering cybersecurity in EV charging systems and infrastructure.
“These projects represent DOE’s strategic vision to drive innovation that diversifies and revolutionizes transportation with more options and lower costs for consumers, new jobs in local communities across America, and a stronger U.S. position in global market competition,” said Jeff Marootian, principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “It’s especially exciting to know these investments will support skilled teams that can produce cutting edge technologies with readily available and abundant domestic resources, which will create a more secure, equitable and affordable energy future for all Americans.”
Funded projects focus on:
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Topic 1: Next Generation Phosphate Based Cathodes. $17 million toward four projects to advance state-of-the-art for high-energy density battery cells containing phosphate-based cathodes. These projects combine lithium- and manganese-rich materials with phosphate-based materials.
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Topic 2: Sodium (Na)-ion Battery Seedling Projects for EV Applications. $6 million toward five projects building sodium-ion EV battery solutions, including a self-extinguishing electrolyte platform that extends the Na-ion battery cycle life while improving battery safety.
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Topic 3: Low Greenhouse Gas Concepts for Off-Road Vehicles. $7.2 million toward four projects developing and demonstrating off-road vehicle technology concepts such as a renewable fuel engines for long run-times, and an off-road engine using hydrogen combustion.
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Topic 4: Saving Energy with Connectivity. $7 million toward two projects to support develop and deploy V2X technologies such as connected vehicles, and an interoperable and scalable V2X-based traffic management system.
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Topic 5: Domestically Produced E-Steels. $5.6 million toward two projects to support development of domestic production and manufacturing of electrical steels, including the scale-up of several new promising alloys.
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Topic 6: Cybersecurity for Smart and Secure Electric Vehicle Charging. $8.5 million toward two projects to research, develop, and demonstrate systems, technologies, and tools needed for cybersecure EVs and EV charging infrastructure, including projects focused on vehicle-to-grid infrastructure, and innovative tools to test and ensure compliance with multiple protocols and standards for interoperability and cybersecurity.
Learn more about the projects selected for award negotiation. Learn more about the Vehicle Technologies Office.
Selection for award negotiations is not a commitment by DOE to issue an award or provide funding. Before funding is issued, DOE and the applicants will undergo a negotiation process, and DOE may cancel award negotiations and rescind the selection for any reason during that time. Award amounts are subject to change pending negotiations.
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