Transportation
- Berkeley Electrochemical Research Council (BERC)
- The Berkeley Electrochemical Research Council (BERC) performs and oversees research on advanced rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. BERC manages the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program, which is the electrochemical research arm of the DOE Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies. BERC utilizes the scientific facilities of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the University of California, and coordinates research at other institutions, in the search for electrochemical power sources that are suitable for electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as other exciting applications.
- Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT)
- The Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program (FCVT) to help develop high-performance rechargeable batteries for use in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs). The work is carried out by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and several other organizations, and is organized into six separate research tasks.
- FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership
- The FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership is an Industry/Government research initiative focused on collaborative, pre-competitive, high-risk research to develop the component technologies necessary to provide a full range of affordable cars and light trucks, and the fuel infrastructure to support them, that will free the nation's personal transportation system from petroleum dependence and from harmful vehicle emissions, without sacrificing freedom of mobility and freedom of vehicle choice.
- Transportation Energy Analysis Research at LBNL
- Includes both Transportation and Air Quality research, and Transportation Energy Policy Analysis research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Environmental Energy Technologies Division.
- United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR)
- USCAR is an organization formed by Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors to strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative, pre-competitive research.
- U.S. Department of Energy's The FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (FCVT) Program
- New transportation technologies are intended to improve the efficiency and emissions of vehicles using petroleum-based fuels, provide cleaner-burning alternative fuels, and reduce the quantity of miles individual vehicles travel on our roads and highways. Read about the various technologies and approaches currently being undertaken, and about the transportation issues we all face.
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