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U.S. DRIVE Materials Tech Team

Welcome to the Web page of the U.S. DRIVE Materials Tech Team (MTT).

Mission

To develop materials and manufacturing technologies for high volume production of vehicles which enable/support the simultaneous attainment of:

50% reduction in the weight of vehicle structure and subsystems,
Affordability and
Increased use of recyclable/renewable materials.

Click here to view the MTT's technical roadmap.

Publications

U.S. DRIVE 2011 Highlights of Technical Accomplishments Report

2010 FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Technical Accomplishments

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R & D News Highlights

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY TO ADVANCE NEXT-GENERATION AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Washington, D.C., May 19, 2011 - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced U.S. DRIVE, a cooperative partnership with industry to accelerate the development of clean, advanced, energy-efficient technologies for cars and light trucks and the infrastructure needed to support their widespread use. This partnership is part of DOE's broad strategy to expand the availability of advanced vehicles to American families

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Materials TLC

Automotive Composites Consortium

Automotive Metals Division

Auto/Steel Partnership

Non-Destructive Evaluation Steering Committee

U.S. Automotive Materials Partnership

U.S. DRIVE Materials Tech Team