Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Second Report (2012) / Chapter Skim
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, and have appointed the Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck led the discussions for and preparation of the updated 21CTP Partnership, Phase 2, to conduct an independent review of Roadmap and Technical White Papers (DOE, 2010a, 2011) the 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP)
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The key benefit of the 21st measurable engineering terms. The white papers defining Century Truck Partnership is the coordination of research the various technical areas of R&D should be reviewed and programs directed toward the goal of reducing fuel usage and revised, as appropriate, periodically and prior to any future emissions while increasing the safety of heavy-duty vehicles.
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1 Subsequent to the committee's review of 21CTP programs, the DOE and the DOD entered into the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance 2 The 55 percent BTE goal in the 21CTP updated white paper, "Engines," (AVPTA) partnership on July 18, 2011.
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cruise conditions and the stretch goal of 55 percent BTE in Recommendation 3-7. The aftertreatment program within an engine in a laboratory that will now be carried out under the SuperTruck program receive the appropriate share of the the 21CTP should be continued, and the DOE should continue SuperTruck funding and benefit extensively from the DOE- to support the activities of CLEERS that interface with the funded research programs in advanced engine combustion.
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The DOE should fund programs on September 15, 2011, for "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the areas outlined in its "21st Century Truck Partnership Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and White Paper on Engines and Fuels" (February 25, 2011) in Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles." Although these stanthe section "Approach to Reaching Goals" covering materials dards contain test procedures for determining fuel consumpR&D for valve trains, major engine components, air-handling tion for heavy-duty hybrid trucks, a manufacturer still needs systems (turbochargers and exhaust gas recirculation [EGR]
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The SuperTruck projects will provide a unique Part- tion of funding from the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and nership opportunity to provide both further high-risk technol- EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Program of the DOE Office ogy results for certain vehicle power demand reductions and of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy after 10 years real-world validation of numerous integrated systems. of development.
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The three SuperTruck projects will be the clusions and recommendations of the TRB study Achieving Traffic Safety Goals in the United States: Lessons from Other flagship projects under the 21CTP for FY 2011 through Nations of highway safety in other nations, and consider the FY 2014; the goals are in concert with recommendations possibility of establishing more aggressive initiatives and made in the 2008 NRC Phase 1 report. A large portion goals for highway safety in general.
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2006. 21st Century Truck Partnership topics are as follows: Roadmap and Technical White Papers.
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