Appendix A
U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) Consortia
The U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) has the following consortia with the indicated missions.1
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Automotive Composites Consortium (ACC): To conduct joint research programs on structural polymer composites in precompetitive areas that leverage existing resources and enhance competitiveness.
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Electrical Wiring Component Applications Partnership (EWCAP): To permit and encourage cooperative research and development, which includes the joint sharing of technologies and resources to develop common electrical connection systems.
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Environmental Research Consortium (ERC): To improve understanding of the environmental impact of vehicle and manufacturing emissions.
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Low Emissions Technologies R&D Partnership (LEP): To coordinate research and development efforts on emissions control technologies through exchange of technical information and licensing of promising technical breakthroughs.
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Occupant Safety Research Partnership (OSRP): To conduct or direct precompetitive research and development on crash-test dummies and related areas such as modeling, instrumentation, data management and reduction, and subsystem safety test development.
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United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC): To pursue research and development of advanced energy systems capable of provid-
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Information on USCAR consortia available on the Web at <http://www.uscar.org/consortia&teams/consortiahomepages/cons&ttINDEX.htm>. |
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ing future generations of electric vehicles with significantly increased range and performance.
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United States Automotive Materials Partnership (USAMP): To conduct vehicle-oriented research and development in materials and materials processing to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry.
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Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRP): To promote an integrated approach to the technical and economic feasibility of recycling for vehicles built in North America for the global marketplace.