Another funding topic in the DOE proposal – "Gaseous Fuels Research and Technology Integration for Medium- and Heavy-duty Vehicles" – will devote up to $16.5 million for projects that focus on lowering the cost of hydrogen-fueled vehicles, technology that is gaining traction from Daimler AG ( CXE: DAI ) subsidiary Daimler Trucks, Paccar ( NASDAQ: PCAR ) subsidiaries Peterbilt and Kenworth, Volvo Group ( OTC US: VOLVF ) subsidiary Volvo Trucks, and startup Nikola Corporation, the latter of which completed a $205 million financing round in November 2018, and planned to seek another $1 billion round in the first quarter.