California has opened a state-funded research center that will work to develop energy efficient commercial vehicle technologies.  The new facility and working group, called the California Hybrid, Efficient and Advanced Truck Research Center (CalHEAT) will conduct research into technologies that both save fuel and lower emissions as well as ways that these technologies can be made more attractive to manufacturers.  The program’s goal is to make vehicles 50% more efficient within the next decade.

CalHEAT is a virtual research center with hands-on testing taking place with partners at UC Riverside and Southern California Edison.  Future partnerships may include Caltech and JPL as well.

The program was launched with a $3 million grant from California and will be based in Pasadena.

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