2025 ANNUAL MERIT REVIEW
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) held its 2025 Annual Merit Review (AMR) on June 2-5, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
MEETING INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ANNUAL MERIT REVIEW
The purpose of AMR is to evaluate VTO-funded projects for their contributions to DOE’s mission and goals. Information about the meeting, including a detailed schedule, will be made available on this page in the near future.
During the VTO AMR, advanced vehicle technologies projects funded by VTO are presented and reviewed for their merit. Reviewers come from a variety of backgrounds, including current and former members of the vehicles industry, academia, national laboratories, and government. Each reviewer evaluates a set of projects based on how much they contribute to or advance the Department of Energy’s missions and goals. Reviewers consider each project’s breadth, depth, appropriateness, accomplishments, and potential. The final reviews are described in VTO’s Annual Merit Review Results Reports.
PREVIOUS MERIT REVIEW PRESENTATIONS
2024 AMR presentations are available for download by program. View Annual Merit Review presentations from 2009–2024 in the Merit Review Presentations Database. The 2025 VTO Annual Merit Review plenary session was held on June 2, 2025. Invited speakers and VTO staff set the stage for the AMR technical presentations.
PREVIOUS MERIT REVIEW REPORTS
View Annual Merit Review reports from 2008 - 2024 and other subprogram reports on the Annual Progress Reports page.