Research Areas

The program drives four broad and integrated areas of concentration to advance the mobility of people and goods within America's transportation systems: vehicle, energy, information, and infrastructure.

Highlights

ORNL strengthens DOE-funded clean vehicles team
ORNL researchers focus on puting more electric and hybrid vehicles on the road.

ORNL, Industry Collaborate in Advanced Battery Research
$6.2 million project on lithium ion battery production challenges.

ORNL to get Carbon Fiber Technology Center
DOE has allocated $34.7 million to establish the Carbon Fiber Technology Center at ORNL.

R&D 100 Awards
ORNL has won eleven R&D 100 Awards for transportation system advances.