GCIF Grant Agreements Executed to September 2011
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This is a listing of GCIF Agreements executed to 06 September 2011
State
Company
Grant Amt
Project title
Project Description
(GST excl)
QLD
Century
Yuasa
Batteries Pty
Ltd
$996,327
Efficient vehicle battery
Century Yuasa Batteries will develop a lead acid starting battery that aids the reduction of fuel
consumption for the next generation of motor vehicles. Working in conjunction with vehicle
charge control systems, the battery has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by up to 2%. The
environmentally friendly battery is suitable for all petrol, diesel and gas powered vehicles and will
produce equivalent 'starting power' to current products.
QLD
Very Small
Particle
Company Pty
Ltd (VSPC)
$2,090,000
Lithium Iron Phosphate
for use in batteries for
electric vehicles
The project is designed to use VSPC's patented process to produce uniform sized nano particles of
lithium iron phosphate, the cathode powder in new age batteries for motor vehicles and other
applications.
SA
SMR
Automotive
Australia Pty
Ltd
$2,422,190
Development of
lightweight automotive
mirror
The project will develop novel and light-weight rear-view mirrors for the global automotive
market. It will also develop new manufacturing processes, and demonstrate their viability at pilot
scale. The new mirrors will provide a reduction in mass compared to current mirrors used, leading
to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by vehicles fitted with the new technology.
SA
Toyoda Gosei
Australia Pty
Ltd
$2,367,616
Component weight loss
program
The project will assist Toyoda Gosei Australia to introduce and refine technologies for
manufacturing lighter automotive components. The project will address three categories of
components, namely, body sealing products, safety system products (primarily, air bag modules),
and plastic interior trim products.
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State
Company
Grant Amt
Project title
Project Description
Development of Mass
The Green Car Innovation Fund project will assist Hirotec Australia to introduce and refine
technologies for manufacturing lighter automotive components. The project will introduce
aluminium closures panel manufacturing technology to the Australian component industry. The
technologies will enable innovative product designs using light-weight materials, resulting in
significant overall vehicle weight reduction, with corresponding reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions.
(GST excl)
SA
Hirotec
$1,666,559
Australia Pty
Ltd
Production Technology
for Aluminium Alloy
Hood and Deck Lids.
VIC
GM Holden
Ltd
$149,000,000
Build all new fuel
efficient/low emission
small car (Cruze)
The project aims to produce variants of the GM Holden Ltd's global small car platform at
Elizabeth, South Australia, to improve the environmental performance of the Australian
automotive manufacturing sector. The vehicles will offer a range of powertrains, including petrol
and diesel models, and will also enable GM Holden to explore the potential for new technologies
to be added over the vehicle's lifecycle.
VIC
GM Holden
Ltd
$39,817,598
Future Commodore Fuel
Economy Enablers
Co-investment funding of $39.8 million provided by the Australian Government’s Green Car
Innovation Fund will bring fuel-saving innovations. The funding allows Holden to develop a range
of fuel efficiency and carbon emission reduction technologies and features for future Commodores.
Innovations, including improved aerodynamic performance and aluminium body panels to reduce
vehicle weight, are designed to help reduce fuel consumption by more than 7 per cent. This
reduction in fuel consumption would save around 3.6 million litres of fuel and reduce CO2
emissions by around 9,000 tonnes a year from the Commodore fleet.
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State
Company
Grant Amt
Project title
Project Description
Develop LPG liquid
injection system
AFI will develop and market an Australian designed and locally manufactured range of LPG
Liquajet Liquid Injection systems. Liquajet Liquid injection is the "new catch phrase" game
changing technology that:
(GST excl)
VIC
Alternative
Fuel
Innovations
$3,540,477
Pty Ltd

Reduces greenhouse gases and reduces CO2 emissions relative to petrol powered engines
in excess of 10%.

Reduces fuel costs in excess of 50%.

Delivers superior performance.

Delivers innovation, employment and sustainability
VIC
Ford Motor
Company
Australia Ltd
$42,000,000
Engineering and fitment
of the fuel-efficient
ECO- Boost engine
The project will contribute to Ford Australia's 'Sustainability Initiative' by assisting with the
engineering and fitment of EcoBoost, direct injection, turbo-charged, four cylinder engine for the
Falcon.
VIC
Toyota Motor
Corporation
Australia Ltd
$35,000,000
Hybrid Camry
Production of the Hybrid Camry in Australia.
VIC
Toyota Motor
Corporation
Australia Ltd
$63,000,000
Toyota Global Engine
Line
The Global Engine Line (GEL) will facilitate the production of the next generation of fuel efficient
and more environmentally sustainable engines for Toyota's Camry and Hybrid Camry sedans at
Toyota Australia's Victorian-based manufacturing plant.
VIC
EV
Engineering
Limited
$3,550,202
Large Electric Vehicle
Proof of Concept and
Capability Development
Project
The project will build 7 fully-electric vehicles based on the locally manufactured Holden
Commodore as proof-of-concept, to demonstrate the technical viability and attractiveness to
customers of a large electric vehicle.
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State
Company
Grant Amt
Project title
Project Description
(GST excl)
VIC
Nissan
Casting
Australia Pty
Ltd
$3,348,250
Tooling up for
production of electric
vehicle components
Nissan Casting Australia Pty Ltd will design and manufacture key aluminium casting components
for global supply in passenger motor vehicles. The project involves pre-production development
work to machine and assemble three new components utilising innovative CSIRO & CAST CRC
processes and die designs.
VIC
CFusion Pty
Ltd
$1,393,130
Commercialisation of
one-piece carbon fibre
wheel
CFusion is commercialising the world's first one-piece carbon fibre automotive wheels. At
approximately half the weight of aluminium wheels, this technology provides significant fuel
savings and superior strength properties relative to conventional metal wheels. The technology and
associated intellectual property has been developed over the past 5 years by CFusion in close
collaboration with Deakin University's Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (ITRI).
VIC
Composite
Materials
Engineering
(CME) Pty
Ltd
$797,399
Development of light
weight load floors using
Fibre Composite Spray
(FCS) technology
CME will develop a high strength, lightweight sandwich panel for use in automotive and building
product applications. It will not distort, soften or weaken in temperatures ranging from -30C up to
140C and will utilise a honeycomb cardboard core.
VIC
Nexteer
Automotive
Australia Pty
Ltd
$63,000,000
Nexteer Next Generation
Electric Power Steering
and Drivetrain Project
(NEXTEPS)
Nexteer Australia has identified an opportunity to grow its manufacturing footprint in Australia
and significantly contribute to the reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and fuel consumption
by focusing on developing leading edge lightweight technology including Electric Power Steering
(EPS) Systems and Driveline components.
The expertise and knowledge obtained from the advanced manufacturing technology will enable
Nexteer to offer world leading systems and components to support both Australian OEMs and
OEMs globally.
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State
Company
Grant Amt
Project title
Project Description
Develop direct-injection
technology
The project involves the application and development of air assisted direct injection (FlexDI) to
the Changan CA20 engine and demonstration in a vehicle. The key targets set for the project are a
20% reduction in fuel economy compared to the current vehicle whilst achieving Euro IV tailpipe
emissions. To achieve these targets the project will undertake necessary R&D to support and feed
into the application program. This R&D will predominantly be aimed at the further development
of the FlexDI engine management system and combustion system to work in association with the
variable valve lift and timing actuation system to be implemented on the Changan engine.
(GST excl)
WA
Orbital
Australia Pty
Ltd
$440,413
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