Appendix F
Acronyms and Abbreviations
21st CT
21st Century Truck
ACC
Automotive Composites Consortium
ACEC
advanced combustion engines and emission controls (technical team)
AEMD
automotive electric motor drive
AIPM
automotive integrated power module
ANL
Argonne National Laboratory
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASM
American Society for Materials
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
BES
Basic Energy Sciences program (DOE)
BMW
Bayrische Motor-Werken
BNL
Brookhaven National Laboratory
CAFE
Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CAR
Cooperative Automotive Research
CBO
U.S. Congressional Budget Office
CCS
carbon capture and storage
CEQ
Council on Environmental Quality
CFRP
carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer
CIDI
compression ignition direct injection
CLEERS
crosscut lean exhaust emission reduction simulation
CNG
compressed natural gas
CO2
carbon dioxide
CRC
Coordinating Research Council
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DLC
double layer capacitor
DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
E85
85 percent ethanol
EE
electrical and electronics (technical team)
EERE
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE)
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERC
Environmental Research Consortium
ERC
Engine Research Center
ESD
Engineering Society of Detroit
EV
battery electric vehicle
EWCAP
Electrical Wiring Component Applications Partnership
FC
fuel cell
FCHEV
fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle
FCVT
FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (program)
FE
Office of Fossil Energy (DOE)
FPITT
fuel pathway integration technical team
FRP
fiber-reinforced polymer
FY
fiscal year
GATE
Graduate Automotive Technology Education
GREET
Greenhouse Gas, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (model)
Gton
gigaton
H
hydrogen
HAMMER
Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (facility)
HCCI
homogeneous charge compression ignition
HEV
hybrid electric vehicle
HFCIT
Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technology (program)
HFCV
hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
HFI
Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
HSRP
Hydrogen Safety Review Panel
HSS
high-strength steel
IEA
International Energy Agency
ICC
International Codes Council
ICE
internal combustion engine
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
kg
kilogram
kW
kilowatt
kWe
kilowatt-electric
kWh
kilowatt-hour
LBNL
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LEP
Low Emissions Technology R&D Partnership
Li-ion
lithium ion
Li/S
lithium sulfur
LTC
low-temperature combustion
M85
85 percent methanol
mbpd
millions of barrels per day
MMC
metal matrix composite
MOU
memorandum of understanding
mpg
miles per gallon
MY
model year
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCEP
National Commission on Energy Policy
NE
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology (DOE)
NEMS
National Energy Modeling System
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NHA
National Hydrogen Association
NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NiMH
nickel metal hydride
NIST
National Institute of Science and Technology
NOx
nitrogen oxides
NRC
National Research Council
NREL
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NSF
National Science Foundation
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OSRP
Occupant Safety Research Partnership
PBA
Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis
PHMSA
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PEM
proton exchange membrane
PM
particulate matter
PNGV
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PV
photovoltaic
R&D
research and development
RFG
reformulated gasoline
RSPA
Research and Special Projects Administration
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers
SBIR
Small Business Innovation Research
SC
Office of Science (DOE)
SCR
selective catalytic reduction
SiC
silicon carbide
SNL
Sandia National Laboratories
SRI
Stanford Research Institute
SUV
sports utility vehicle
TMS
The Metallurgical Society
TRB
Transportation Research Board
ULSAB-AVC
Ultralight Steel Auto Body-Advanced Vehicle Concept
USABC
United States Advanced Battery Consortium
USAMP
United States Automotive Materials Partnership
USCAR
U.S. Council for Automotive Research
VRP
Vehicle Recycling Partnership
VSAT
vehicle systems analysis team
WRI
World Resources Institute