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DOE Announces $80 Million in Funding to Increase SuperTruck Efficiency

Mar 02, 2016 at 08:02 AM CST
http://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-80-million-funding-increase-supertruck-efficiency

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT AND THREE NEW PROJECTS TO FOCUS ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF PLUG-IN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES

WASHINGTON – Building on the notable successes of the SuperTruck initiative, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Reuben Sarkar today announced SuperTruck II, an $80 million funding opportunity, subject to congressional appropriations, for research, development and demonstration of long-haul tractor-trailer truck technology. Sarkar made the announcement at the GreenTruck Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.