Acronyms
CIDI
compression-ignition direct-injection
CNG
compressed natural gas
CO
carbon monoxide
CO2
carbon dioxide
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DME
dimethyl ether
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
EGR
exhaust gas recirculation
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EV
electric vehicle
GVW
gross vehicle weight
IDEA
National Research Council's Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis program
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
LPG
liquefied petroleum gas
mpge
miles per gallon equivalent
NOx
nitrogen oxide
NRC
National Research Council
OAAT
Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies (U.S. Department of Energy)
OHVT
Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (U.S. Department of Energy)
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
OTT
Office of Transportation Technologies (U.S. Department of Energy)
PEBB
power electronic building block
PEM
proton exchange membrane
PNGV
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
redox
reduction-oxidation
R&D
research and development
USABC
U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium
USCAR
U.S. Council for Automotive Research
V
volt
VMT
vehicle miles traveled