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Letter Report on the Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, Phase 3

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Publication Year:2009

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Committee on Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, Phase 3, National Research Council
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This letter report broadly reviews the strategy and structure of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, as requested by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Although the Obama Administration's focus on nearer-term technologies is on the right track, there ...
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Letter Report	1-15	(skim)
Attachment I Committee on Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, Phase 3	16-16	(skim)
Attachment II Statement of Task	17-17	(skim)
Attachment III Presentations and Discussions with Representatives of the Partnership at the Committee Meeting, April 27, 2009	18-18	(skim)
Attachment IV FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership	19-22	(skim)

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This letter report broadly reviews the strategy and structure of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, as requested by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Although the Obama Administration's focus on nearer-term technologies is on the right track, there remains a need for continued investment in longer-term, higher-risk, higher-payoff vehicle technologies that could be highly transformational with regard to reduced use of petroleum and reduced emissions. Such technologies include advanced batteries, technologies for hydrogen storage, and hydrogen/fuel cells. For researchers, contractors, and investors to be willing to make long-term commitments to these and other potentially important developing technologies, a consistent year-to-year level of support must be provided.

Other recommendations within this report include incorporating a broader-scope approach to better consider total emissions and the full environmental impact of using various fuels and technologies; providing temporary reductions in cost-share requirements to ease the burden on prospective researchers; and providing direct funding to struggling automotive companies to help keep important in-house research programs active. Further suggestions are included within the body of the report.

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