APPENDIX C
Presentations and Committee Activities
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Site Visits to Ford Research Laboratories, Dearborn, Michigan; General Motors, Troy, Michigan; and DaimlerChrysler, Auburn Hills, Michigan, October 6–8, 1999.
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Committee Meeting, November 17–18, 1999, USCAR Headquarters, Southfield, Michigan.
Introductions
Trevor Jones, Committee Chair
Bernard Robertson, Sr. Vice President, Engineering Technology, DaimlerChrysler
John Sargent (U.S. Department of Commerce), Chair, PNGV Government Technology Team
Tier 2 Emissions Standards
Charles Gray, EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Lab
Discussion of Peer Review 5 Comments and Recommendations
PNGV Executive Committee
Specific Identification of Major Technical and Cost Barriers by Major Subsystems
Al Murray, PNGV Technical Manager, Ford
Chris Sloane, PNGV Technical Manager, General Motors
Owen Viergutz, PNGV Technical Manager, DaimlerChrysler
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Systems Analysis Review
Mutasim Salman, General Motors
Fuel Cell Technical Team Review
JoAnn Milliken, U.S. Department of Energy
Vehicle Engineering/Materials/Manufacturing and Vehicle Safety
Bill Stuef (Ford), Andy Sherman (Ford), Henry Thompson (General Motors)
Hard Trade-offs between Emissions and Fuel Economy
Ron York, PNGV Director, General Motors
Role of Fuels Industry in PNGV
Jim Spearot, Director Chemical and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, General Motors
Fuels/Propulsion Engines/Emissions Control Research
Michael Royce, DaimlerChrysler
4SDI Technical Team Review
Scott Low, Ford
Electrical/Electronics Technical Team Review
Bob Malcolm (DaimlerChrysler), Jim Merritt (DOE), David Hamilton (DOE)
Balarama Murty (General Motors), Alex Gibson (Ford)
Battery Technical Team Review
Harold Haskins, Ford
Technology Transfer across the Vehicle Fleet
Steve Zimmer, PNGV Director, DaimlerChrysler
Strategies for Successful Migration to Production
Vince Fazio, PNGV Director, Ford
Summary of Highlights and Major Issues
Al Murray, PNGV Technical Manager, Ford
Chris Sloane, PNGV Technical Manager, General Motors
Owen Viergutz, PNGV Technical Manager, DaimlerChrysler
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Fuel Cell Subgroup and Battery Subgroup Meeting, USCAR Headquarters, Southfield, Michigan, January 12, 2000.
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Fuel Cell Subgroup Meetings, International Fuel Cells, Hartford, Connecticut, and General Motors Global Alternative Propulsion Center, Rochester, New York, February 2–3, 2000.
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Committee Meeting, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., February 23–24, 2000.
Review of EPA R&D on Automotive Emissions Control Related to PNGV
Charles Gray, Jr., Director, Advanced Technology Division
EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
PNGV and Tier 2 Emissions Regulations
Robert Perciasepe, EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
Aluminum Body Approaches to Reducing Vehicle Weight
Richard Klimisch, VP Automotive, Aluminum Association, Inc.
Michael Wheeler, Automotive Consultant
Steel Body Approaches to Reducing Vehicle Weight
David C. Jeannes, Sr. Vice President, Market Development
Marcel van Schaik, Manager, Advanced Materials Technology American
Iron and Steel Institute
Discussion of Concept Vehicles
Ron York, General Motors Corporation
Tom Moore, DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Arun Jaura and Andy Sherman, Ford Motor Company
Issues for PNGV beyond 2000
John Sargent, Chair, PNGV Government Technology Team,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Fuel Specifications for PNGV-Type Vehicles
Tom Bond, Manager, Fuels Technology (U.S.), BP Amoco
Overview of DOE Fuels Activities
Steven Chalk, Energy Conversion Team Leader,
U.S. Department of Energy
Adequacy and Balance of the PNGV Program
John Sargent (U.S. Department of Commerce), Chair
PNGV Government Technology Team