$2.3 Billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits Announced

On January 8^th, President Obama announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. Among the 183 projects involved, those below directly relate to motor vehicles:

Aerovironment - $310,800

Aerovironment plans to manufacture a patent pending Mobile Charger that combines a battery pack with a Level 3 DC connector. It is designed for on-road service trucks to provide a quick charge to stranded battery electric vehicles similar to an “out-of-gas” situation.

Aerovironment - $369,600

Aerovironment plans to purchase equipment for manufacturing 25kWh LiTiO advanced battery packs and battery management systems. 

PPG Industries - $1,260,000          

PPG Industries will manufacture Hi Sil 190 G and Hi Sil HDP 320 G, highly dispersible silica and to sell to tire manufacturers.  The product, when incorporated into the tire rubber, will create a tire with reduced rolling resistance.  The resulting product will  increase vehicle fuel efficiency.

Rogers Foam Automotive Corp. -  $300,000

Rogers Foam Automotive Corporation will manufacture a component to be used in the thermal management system of Lithium Ion Battery assemblies for electrical vehicles.  This sub-component consists of an outer gasket, which locates the component in the assembly, a multi-layer pressure conformable membrane,which provides the constant pressure and a bonding agent, which attaches the outer gasket and membrane.  The resulting product will aid domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles.

Think North America - $16,970,145

Think North America will establish a U.S. manufacturing operation/facility (a vehicle assembly operation as well as facilities for fabricating vehicle components) for the Think City light-weight EV-dedicated vehicle for sale throughout North America.

W.L. Gore -  $604,350        

W.L. Gore will retool a manufacturing facility with next-generation equipment used to produce a key component of fuel cell systems that will be used to improve fuel efficiency in vehicles and other applications.

ZF Steering - $28,560,000 

ZF Steering plans to re-equip its manufacturing facility in order to increase its production of welded and fabricated component kits used in 2MW and 3MW wind turbines.

For the complete list of projects, click here.