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Presentations and Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE MEETING, WASHINGTON, DC
DECEMBER 4-5, 2008
Opening Remarks
David Strickland, Senate Commerce Committee
Overview of the NHTSA Program, Including Sponsor’s Expectations for the Study
Stephen Kratzke, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
SmartWay Partnership and Heavy Vehicles
Mitchell Greenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Energy Truck Technology
Kenneth Howden, U.S. Department of Energy
Engine Manufacturers Association
Timothy Blubaugh, Engine Manufacturers Association
Reducing Emissions in Heavy Vehicles
Anthony Greszler, Volvo Powertrain
Freightliner
David Kayes, Daimler Trucks North America
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emissions Improvement Project of the Northeast States Coalition for a Clean Air Future and the International Council for Clean Transportation
Coralie Cooper, The Clean Air Association of the Northeast States (NESCAUM)
Southwest Research Institute Studies to Support the NESCCAF Heavy-Duty Vehicle Project
Thomas Reinhart, Southwest Research Institute
EPA SmartWay Truck Emissions Test Protocol
Mitchell Greenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Commercializing Hybrid and High-Efficiency Trucks: Hybrid Truck Users Forum: Program Status, Update, and Next Steps
Bill Van Amburg, CALSTART
Fuel-Efficiency Technologies for Heavy Vehicles
Gurpreet Singh, U.S. Department of Energy
Heavy-Duty Hybrid Technology
Willam A. Batten, Eaton Corporation
Heavy-Duty Trucks Fuel Economy Technology
K.G. Duleep, Energy and Environmental Analysis
COMMITTEE MEETING, WASHINGTON, DC
FEBRUARY 4-5, 2009
Hybrid Status
Mike Roeth, Navistar
Heavy-Duty Trucks
Terry Penney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Truck Tires and Rolling Resistance
Calvin Bradley, Michelin Tire North America
Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicle Business
Mike Roeth, Navistar
Fuel Efficiency Study
Jeff Seger, Cummins, Inc.
Heavy-Duty Fuel Economy Computer Models and Simulation
Daniel Kieffer, Kenworth Truck Company
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Models: State-of-the-Art and Challenges
Aymeric Rousseau, Argonne National Laboratory
A Modular Approach to Fuel Efficiency
Stefan Larsson, European Auto Manufacturers
Japanese Fuel Efficiency Regulation
Akihiko Hoshi, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism
Simulation Method
Akihiko Hoshi, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism
Final Results Summary
Tom Reinhart, Southwest Research Institute
Cost Effectiveness of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Technologies
Bob Wilson, TIAX LLC
SmartWay-Certified Tractor and Trailers
Mitchell Greenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
COMMITTEE MEETING, DEARBORN, MI
APRIL 6-7, 2009
Fuel Consumption as a Metric
John Johnson, Michigan Technological University
International Council on Clean Transportation Research
Drew Kodjak, International Council on Clean Transportation Research
Modeling and Simulation Issues
Ron Graves, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Vehicle Classification and Mapping
John Woodrooffe, University of Michigan Transportation Institute
Technology Matrix
Dave Merrion, Detroit Diesel (retired)
Indirect Costs
James Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology
Industrial Perspectives of the 21st Century Truck Partnership
Vinod Duggal, Cummins, Inc.
Army Ground Vehicles
Paul Skalny, U.S. Army
EPA Hybrid Technology
John Kargul, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Report on Results
Michael Jackson, TIAX LLC
COMMITTEE MEETING, ANN ARBOR, MI
JUNE 18-19, 2009
LTL Carrier’s View of Past and Current Technologies
Duke Drinkard, Southeastern Freight Lines (retired)
Effective Practices and Programs for Improving FE
Dave Miller, Con-Way Freight, Inc.
Passenger Car and Light Truck CAFE Analysis and Tech Inputs
Ryan Harrington, NHTSA
EPA Vehicle Standards and GHG Reductions
Byron Bunker, EPA
Measuring and Modeling Traffic Congestion Impacts on Heavy-Duty Trucks
Matthew Barth, UC Riverside
Safety and Productivity Issues Long Combination Vehicles
John Woodrooffe, UMTRI
The Potential of Intermodalism for Meeting Energy and Environmental Goals
James Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology
Assessment of FE Technologies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Joe Morris, NAS
ArvinMeritor’s Advanced Safety Technologies for Commercial Vehicles
Brad Hicks and Alan Korn, ArvinMeritor
Vehicle Integration Team, NRC
Ron Graves, Andrew Brown, Jr., Aymeric Rousseau, Garrick Hu, NRC
The Aluminum Advantage: Exploring Commercial Vehicle Applications
Randall Scheps, Alcoa
Truck Aerodynamics
Charles Salter, Consultant
COMMITTEE MEETING, SAN ANTONIO, TX
AUGUST 6-7, 2009
Intelligent Vehicle Applications
Chelsea White, Georgia Tech
Framework for the Regulation of Greenhouse Gases from Commercial Vehicles
John Wall, Cummins, Inc.
Wind Tunnel Studies of the Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles
Fritz Marinko and Mitch Camosy, Auto Research Center, LLC
SWRI Overview
Walt Downing, SwRI
Medium-Duty HEDGE
Chris Chadwell, SwRI
Fuel-Saving Opportunities with Intelligent Highway Systems
Ryan Lamm, SwRI
NOx/BSFC Trade-offs in Modern Diesel Engines
Tom Ryan, SwRI
SmartWay Testing
Cheryl Bynum, EPA
COMMITTEE MEETING, WASHINGTON, DC
SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2009
Modeling Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Stefan Larsson, ACEA
Reducing Heavy-Duty Long-Haul Combination Truck Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions
Tom Reinhart, SwRI