U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyClean CitiesClean Cities NewsFind the latest news about the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities program and alternative transportation technologies. May 29, 2013 EcoCAR 2 Competition Announces Year Two Winner: Penn State UniversityEcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future today named Pennsylvania State University its Year Two winner at the EcoCAR 2013 Competition in San Diego. More May 29, 2013 EV Automaker Tesla Repays Department of Energy LoanElectric vehicle automaker Tesla Motors announced that it has paid off the Energy Department's $465 million loan awarded in 2010 to the company under the Energy Department's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program. More May 29, 2013 New GSA Initiative Replaces Aging Federal Fleet with Hybrid VehiclesThe U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a new GSA Fleet consolidation initiative to give federal agencies the opportunity to replace their aging fleet with hybrid vehicles. More May 29, 2013 Penn State Named EcoCAR 2 Competition Year Two WinnerEcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Pennsylvania State University its Year Two winner at the EcoCAR 2013 Competition in San Diego, California. More May 22, 2013 EcoCAR 2 Teams Cruise Forward with Second Year FinalsDuring the week of May 20, all 15 EcoCAR 2 teams will be competing in the second-year finals of the competition that challenges students from across North America to develop highly efficient vehicles using technologies. More May 15, 2013 $16 Million Set for Small Businesses Focused on Energy TechnologiesThe Energy Department announced that it will award 88 grants to small businesses in 28 states to develop clean energy technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation. More May 15, 2013 DOE Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen InfrastructureThe U.S. Energy of Department (DOE) launched H2USA, a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles. More May 15, 2013 Clean Cities Coalitions Charge Up Plug-In Electric VehiclesThe Energy Department's Clean Cities coalitions nationwide are helping their communities get ready for PEVs by using local knowledge to ensure that both are easily deployed and available to consumers. More May 8, 2013 Study: Nearly 22 Million Electric Vehicles Will Be Sold from 2012 to 2020A total of 21.9 million EVs will be sold worldwide during the period from 2012 to 2020, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. More May 1, 2013 New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the GridResearchers from the Energy Department's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow" battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid. More 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
