DOE Transportation Technologies Office (TTO)

Supports Department of Energy transport technology with sustainable vehicle research initiatives.

DOE's Transportation Technologies Office, formerly the Vehicle Technologies Office, funds research, development, demonstration, and deployment for efficient and affordable transportation. It now sits under DOE's CMEI structure and focuses on non-battery vehicle technologies, advanced propulsion materials, energy-efficient mobility systems, and off-road, rail, marine, and aviation propulsion.

The office uses program-wide FOAs and topic-specific lines such as LightMAT, EEMS, ORMA, and SuperTruck 3. SuperTruck 3 alone totals $127 million over five years with a 1:1 federal and recipient match, and the 2022 awards ranged from about $18 million to $33 million for major heavy-duty truck and charging-system demonstrations. The office's broader work continues through lab and industry partnerships, while battery R&D now sits elsewhere in DOE's reworked structure.

TTO is a good fit for teams that can show a path from materials or component R&D to a vehicle-scale demonstration. Large OEM-led collaborations, national-lab consortia, and cost-shared deployments tend to match the office's style better than small exploratory proposals.