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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Transportation Research Board. 2000. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Sixth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9873.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations


AC

alternating current

AEMD

automotive electric motor drive

AIPM

automotive integrated power module

ANL

Argonne National Laboratory


BIW

body-in-white


CARB

California Air Resources Board

CFRP

carbon fiber-reinforced polymer

CIDI

compression-ignition direct-injection

CO

carbon monoxide

CRADA

cooperative research and development agreement


DC

direct current

DECSE

Diesel Emission Control Sulfur Effects

DIATA

direct-injection, aluminum-block, through-bolt assembly

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy


EE

Tech Team Electrical and Electronic Power Systems Team

EGR

exhaust gas recirculation

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency


FEM

finite element method


GAPC

Global Alternative Propulsion Center

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Transportation Research Board. 2000. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Sixth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9873.
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GM

General Motors Corporation

GFRP

glass fiber-reinforced polymer


HEV

hybrid-electric vehicle

HMO

hydrous metal oxide


IFC

International Fuel Cells


kWe

kilowatt electric


L

liter

LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Li-ion

lithium ion


mpg

miles per gallon


NiMH

nickel metal hydride

NOx

nitrogen oxides


ORNL

Oak Ridge National Laboratory


PEM

proton exchange membrane

PEVE

Panasonic Electric Vehicle Energy

PM

particulate matter

PNGV

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles

PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

POX

partial oxidation

ppm

parts per million


R&D

research and development


SNL

Sandia National Laboratories

SO2

sulfur dioxide

SPCO

Silicon Power Corporation

SUV

sport utility vehicle


ULEV

ultra low-emission vehicle

ULSAB

ultralight steel auto body

ULSAB-AVC

Ultralight Steel Auto Body-Advanced Vehicle Concepts

USCAR

United States Council for Automotive Research


VW

Volkswagen

4SDI

four-stroke direct-injection

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Transportation Research Board. 2000. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Sixth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9873.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Transportation Research Board. 2000. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Sixth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9873.
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Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles reviews the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). The PNGV program is a cooperative research and development (R&D) program between the federal government and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR). A major objective of the PNGV program is to develop technologies for a new generation of vehicles with fuel economies up to three times (80 miles per gallon [mpg]) those of comparable 1994 family sedans. At the same time, these vehicles must be comparable in terms of performance, size, utility, and cost of ownership and operation and must meet or exceed federal safety and emissions requirements. The intent of the PNGV program is to develop concept vehicles by 2000 and production prototype vehicles by 2004.

This report examines the overall adequacy and balance of the PNGV research program to meet the program goals and requirements (i.e., technical objectives, schedules, and rates of progress). The report also discusses ongoing research on fuels, propulsion engines, and emission controls to meet emission requirements and reviews the USCAR partners' progress on PNGV concept vehicles for 2000.

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