Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 25-26, 2008

Julie Abraham, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Update from NHTSA on Regulatory Activities and Other Analysis

WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 31-APRIL 1, 2008

David Haugen and Matt Brustar, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Discussion of EPA’s Modeling of Fuel Economy

K.G. Duleep, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Assessment of Costs and Fuel Economy Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 3-4, 2008

Michael Bull, Aluminum Association, Opportunities for Reducing Vehicle Mass

Bruce Moor, Delphi Electronics and Safety, Power Electronics Systems Solutions for HEV Architectures

Huang-Yee Iu, Hymotion, Hymotion Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle

WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2008

Susan Yester, Chrysler, Opportunities for Reducing Vehicle Mass

Joseph Kubish, Manufacturers of Emissions, Control Equipment Association, Aftertreatment Technologies and Strategies for Light Duty Vehicles with Emphasis on NO_xand Particulates

Frank Fronczak, University of Wisconsin, Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle

John Kargul, EPA Clean Automotive Technology Program, EPA’s Hydraulic Hybrid Program

WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 16-18, 2009

EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Update from EPA on Analysis of RPE and Separate Ongoing Work on Estimates of Analysis of Direct Manufacturing Costs of Technologies

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R14

Summary 1-8

1 Introduction 9-11

2 Fundamentals of Fuel Consumption 12-23

3 Cost Estimation 24-37

4 Spark-Ignition Gasoline Engines 38-60

5 Compression-Ignition Diesel Engines 61-83

6 Hybrid Power Trains 84-98

7 Non-Engine Technologies 99-117

8 Modeling Improvements in Vehicle Fuel Consumption 118-137

9 Application of Vehicle Technologies to Vehicle Classes 138-156

Appendixes 157-158

Appendix A: Committee Biographies 159-162

Appendix B: Statement of Task 163-164

Appendix C: List of Presentations at Public Committee Meetings 165-166

Appendix D: Select Acronyms 167-168

Appendix E: Comparison of Fuel Consumption and Fuel Economy 169-170

Appendix F: Review of Estimate of Retail Price Equivalent Markup Factors 171-176

Appendix G: Compression-Ignition Engine Replacement for Full-Size Pickup/SUV 177-180

Appendix H:Other NRC Assessments of Benefits, Costs, and Readiness of Fuel Economy Technologies 181-188

Appendix I: Results of Other Major Studies 189-207

Appendix J: Probabilities in Estimation of Fuel Consumption Benefits and Costs 208-209

Appendix K: Model Description and Results for the EEA-ICF Model 210-218