Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Sixth Report (2000) / Chapter Skim
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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
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Department of Commerce, on behalf of PNGV, in July 1994 the National Research Council established the Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles. The committee conducts annual independent reviews of PNGV's research program, 1 USCAR, which predated the formation of PNGV, was established to support intercompany, precompetitive cooperation to reduce the cost of redundant R&D in the face of international competition.
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Increase vehicle fuel efficiency to up to three times that of the average 1994 Concorde/Taurus/Lumina automobiles with equivalent cost of ownership adjusted for economics. As the committee has noted in previous reports, and as has been noted in a number of other studies, achieving significant improvements in automotive fuel economy and developing competitive advanced automotive technologies and vehicles can provide important economic benefits to the nation, improve air quality, improve the nation's balance of payments, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere (DOE, 1997; NRC, 1992, 1997, 1998; OTA, 1995; PCAST, 1997; Sissine,1996~.
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PNGV's objective is to bring together the extensive R&D resources of the federal establishment, including the national laboratories and university-based research institutions, and the vehicle design, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities of both the USCAR partners and suppliers to the automotive industry.2 In general, government funding for PNGV is primarily used for the development of long-term, high-risk technologies. Funding by USCAR and industry is generally used for the development of technologies with nearer term commercial potential, the implementation of government technology developments into automotive applications, and the production of concept vehicles.
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In light of the PNGV program technical goals and previous NRC Standing Committee recommendations, examine and comment on the overall balance and adequacy of the PNGV research effort, the rate of progress, and the technical objectives and schedules for each of the major technology areas (i.e., fuel cells, 4-stroke direct injection engines and emissions control, power electronics and electrical systems [electric drive] , energy storage, and structural materials)
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on December 21, 1999, greatly increase the development challenge and risk for the CIDI engine, the primary power plant now under consideration, to meet the fuel economy goal of 80 mpg in PNGV's time frame. Alternative power plants that could meet the PNGV 2004 time frame would probably result in vehicles with a lower fuel economy (see Chapter 5 for further discussion)
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