Appendix D
United States Council for Automotive Research Consortia
The U.S. automobile industry, through USCAR, has implemented collaborative projects that directly or indirectly support Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles objectives. These USCAR consortia are:
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Low Emissions Technologies R&D Partnership (LEP)
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Automotive Materials Partnership (USAMP)
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Supercomputer Automotive Applications Partnership (SCAAP)
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CAD/CAM1 Partnership
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Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Partnership (NGV)
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Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC)
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Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRP)
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Auto/Oil Quality Improvement Research Program
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Environmental Research Consortium (ERC)
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Low Emission Paint Consortium (LEPC)
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Electrical Wiring Component Applications Partnership (EWCAP)
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CAD = computer-aided design CAM = computer-aided manufacture |
TABLE D-1 USCAR Consortia Alignment with PNGV Goals
Consortia |
Consortia Goal |
Aligned PNGV Goal |
1995 Accomplishments |
United States Automotive Materials Partnership (USAMP) |
To develop lighweight materials for improved automotive fuel economy.
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Lightweight vehicle |
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Low Emissions Technologies R&D Partnership(LEP) Engine Support Systems Technologies (ESST) |
Identify enabling technologies for improvements in emissions in the following areas:
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Efficient/ low emissions powertrain |
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Environmental Research Consortium (ERC) |
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Efficient/low emissions powertrain and manufacturing processes |
Emissions Research:
Emissions Assessment:
Atmospheric Modeling:
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United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) |
To pursue R&D of advanced energy systems capable of providing future generations of and electric vehicles and hybrids with significantly increased range and performance |
Efficient energy storage conversion |
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Low Emissions Paint Consortium (LEPC) |
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Environmental responsibility |
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Supercomputer Automotive Applications Partnership (SCAAP) |
Develop portable software easily run on a wide variety of high performance computers by automotive design engineers to:
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Efficient vehicle design processes |
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Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRP) |
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Achieve 80% vehicle recyclability objective |
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CAD/CAM Partnership |
To promote and apply the concepts of feature-based modeling technology to accelerate new product introduction and reduce complexity in automotive design and manufacturing processes |
Efficient vehicle design processes |
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Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Partnership (NGVT) |
Sponsor the development of pre-competitive fuel storage technologies and gas composition standards to support production of more commercially viable natural gas vehicles by 1998 |
Develop alt. fuel technologies to support reduced emissions |
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Auto/Oil Air Quality Improvement Research Program |
To develop data for use by legislators, regulators, and the public on the potential improvements in vehicle emissions and air quality, primarily ozone, from reformulated gasoline, alternative fuels, and developments in automotive technology |
Reduced emissions |
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Electrical Wiring Component Application Partnership (EWCAP) |
To develop common designs for electrical connectors to reduce cost and complexity, while improving reliability, quality, and serviceability |
Affordability |
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Strategic Standardization Board (SSB) |
Reduction in non-value added product development and manufacturing costs through the standardization of parts, components, and engineering processes across the U.S. auto industry |
Affordability |
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Occupant Safety Research Partnership (OSRP) |
To conduct R&D on crash-test dummies and related areas such as modeling, instrumentation, data management and reduction, and subsystem safety test development |
Safety and occupant protection |
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Provided by PNGV.