Recent clients include the U.S. Department of Energy, where Santa Maria Associates was responsible for leading the assessments of commercial market and financial viability on the 120+ companies who have applied to the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program (with $25 billion available lending capacity). These activities encompass market projections, competitive actions, product cost benchmarking, operational cost structure modeling, production ramp up projections, and ongoing financial and operational monitoring of business performance. In addition, Santa Maria Associates has developed numerous analytical models to support industry forecasts of advanced technology vehicle growth, including alternative fuels, Li-ion batteries, electrification components, electric vehicles and related infrastructure technologies.