US DOE announces $88M funding opportunity for advanced vehicle technologies

January 22, 2025

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January 22, 2025
The US Department of Energy funding opportunity will provide up to $88 million for projects that advance affordable and reliable energy transportation solutions for on- and off-road vehicles (Courtesy US Department of Energy)
The US Department of Energy funding opportunity will provide up to $88 million for projects that advance affordable and reliable energy transportation solutions for on- and off-road vehicles (Courtesy US Department of Energy)

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Fiscal Year 2025 Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Program Wide funding programme. This funding opportunity will award up to $88 million for projects that advance affordable and reliable energy transportation solutions for on- and off-road vehicles.

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Topic areas in the funding opportunity include:

  • Technologies for enhanced lithium-ion cell safety
  • Low-cost production of lithium
  • Lithium-metal surface protection
  • Ultra-long-cycle life lithium-ion batteries for heavy-duty electric trucks
  • Standardised battery module design for heavy-duty electric trucks
  • Thermal technologies for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs)
  • Optimised grid planning for electric vehicles (EVs) using advanced metering infrastructure
  • CROP: Co-located renewable fuel and off-road vehicle pilots
  • Vehicle life cycle analysis baseline quality improvements of battery busbar joining
  • Electric vehicle workforce development
  • Vehicle technology integration open topic

VTO stated that it expects to award twenty-seven to forty-seven projects under the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), each ranging between $1 and $6 million.

A concept paper is required before submitting an application. Submission deadline for the paper is April 1, 2025, at 5 pm ET. Further information is available here.

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