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6. PNGV's Response to the Fifth Report
Pages 88-90

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From page 88...
... Appendix B contains a letter from PNGV to the committee chairman documenting PNGV's responses to the major recommendations in the Executive Summary of the fifth report (NRC, 1999~. PNGV's responses indicate that the PNGV agrees, for the most part, with the committee's recommendations and has responded favorably to the committee's suggestions.
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From page 89...
... As the committee noted in previous chapters, meeting the Tier 2 emission standards with a CIDI engine will be a formidable challenge, especially in the time frame of the PNGV program. The committee understands that the setting of the Tier 2 standards, although not supported by robust statistical analysis and analytical data, was driven by broad considerations of public health and air quality (Federal Register, 1999~.
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From page 90...
... The committee is also concerned that PNGV has not provided a systematic analysis of the relationship between proprietary cost analyses and the cost targets for vehicle technology subsystems. If the subsystem cost targets are credible, then they should add up to an affordable cost for the vehicle.
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