American manufacturer GM once again tapped into federal money, as it received a $7.7 million grant from the US Department of Energy to "accelerate development of four technologies to improve the fuel economy of light-duty vehicles" by some 25 percent. The research is needed for GM to be able to meet the stricter emissions and consumption requirements which will come into effect in future years.
The DOE grant helps accelerate our efforts in bringing breakthrough technolog… (read more)