Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008803

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Paccar Inc. a $70,000,000 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to partially convert, expand, equip, and retool four existing internal combustion engine truck and components manufacturing facilities to produce zero-emission trucks and components. The grant also provides zero-emission vehicle training to Paccar's current production workforce to support their transition....

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $6,101,208 Cooperative Agreement to Cummins Inc. under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The goal of the project is to research, develop, and demonstrate a very-high-power polyphase wireless charging system suitable for Class 8 heavy-duty electric vehicles in short/regional-haul applications. Cummins' Cummins Technical Center Division is leading this initiative,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program provides $6,046,425 to deploy an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Interoperability Test Bed. The project aims to increase industrial capacity, competition, redundancy, and broad access to validation testing and certification of Direct Current (DC) fast chargers with power ratings between 150 kilowatts...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $4,301,913 Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program to Energy Northwest, a U.S. local government entity, for the "PACIFIC NORTHWEST RURAL COMMUNITY CHARGING: ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE (EVITA)" project. The grant, with a performance period from July 17, 2024, to July 16, 2027, aims to develop electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Richland, WA,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $4,697,530 Cooperative Agreement to Quanta Technology, LLC under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program. The funding will upgrade Quanta's Advanced Testing and Training Center in La Grange, TX to create a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) charger testing facility capable of full-power testing at the megawatt scale. This project, running from July 2024 to June 2025,...

The Department of Energy has awarded Cummins Electrified Power NA Inc. a $149,899,835 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to transition its Columbus Engine Plant from diesel engine manufacturing to the production of electrified components for zero-emission heavy/medium duty trucks, buses, and off-highway vehicles. This project will aid in accelerating the adoption of zero-emission transportation...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,313,507 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on June 10, 2024. The objective of this project is to advance sustainability in construction operations by successfully demonstrating and deploying electric construction vehicles to replace traditional internal combustion engine-powered equipment. The project...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Volvo Technology of America, LLC a $456,433,065 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The grant funding will be used to upgrade and re-equip three Mack manufacturing facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina to significantly accelerate the production capacity transition from fossil fuel-powered to battery electric and fuel cell electric commercial trucks. This aligns...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded Navistar Inc. a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The objective of this project is to build, deploy, and demonstrate the in-use performance of a Class 6/7, medium-duty zero-emission (ZE) salt/snowplow truck. This effort aims to enable the commercialization of this critical vehicle type for cold-weather regions across the...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $3,274,432 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Western Michigan University. The objective of this 26-month project is to develop a 150 kilowatt traction power charger-inverter system with galvanic isolation capability. The university will conduct research and development to advance this multi-input integrated smart charger-inverter system, which can...