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STANDING COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW GENERATION OF VEHICLES
TREVOR O. JONES (chair),
NAE,1 Biomec, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
CRAIG MARKS (vice chair),
NAE, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (retired), Ann Arbor
WILLIAM AGNEW,
NAE, General Motors Research Laboratories (retired), Washington, Michigan
ALEXIS T. BELL,
NAE, University of California, Berkeley
W. ROBERT EPPERLY,
Epperly Associates, Mountain View, California
DAVID E. FOSTER,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NORMAN A. GJOSTEIN,
NAE, University of Michigan, Dearborn
DAVID F. HAGEN,
Ford Motor Company (retired), Dearborn, Michigan
JOHN B. HEYWOOD,
NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
FRITZ KALHAMMER,
Electric Power Research Institute (retired), Palo Alto, California
JOHN G. KASSAKIAN,
NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
HAROLD H. KUNG,
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
JOHN SCOTT NEWMAN,
NAE, University of California, Berkeley
ROBERTA NICHOLS,
NAE, Ford Motor Company (retired), Plymouth, Michigan
VERNON P. ROAN,
University of Florida, Palm Beach Gardens
Committee Subgroup on Systems Analysis and Electrical and Electronic Systems
JOHN G. KASSAKIAN (chair)
JOHN B. HEYWOOD
JOHN SCOTT NEWMAN
ROBERTA NICHOLS
Committee Subgroup on Batteries
JOHN SCOTT NEWMAN (chair)
ALEXIS T. BELL
FRITZ KALHAMMER
VERNON P. ROAN
Committee Subgroup on Fuels
CRAIG MARKS (chair)
ALEXIS T. BELL
W. ROBERT EPPERLY
DAVID E. FOSTER
HAROLD H. KUNG
ROBERTA NICHOLS
Committee Subgroup on Fuel Cells
VERNON P. ROAN (chair)
ALEXIS T. BELL
FRITZ KALHAMMER
HAROLD H. KUNG
JOHN SCOTT NEWMAN
Committee Subgroup on Internal Combustion Engines and Emissions Control
DAVID E. FOSTER (chair)
WILLIAM AGNEW
ALEXIS T. BELL
DAVID F. HAGEN
JOHN B. HEYWOOD
CRAIG MARKS
Committee Subgroup on Materials and Safety
NORMAN A. GJOSTEIN (chair)
DAVID F. HAGEN
CRAIG MARKS
Committee Subgroup on Cost Analysis
TREVOR O. JONES (chair)
WILLIAM AGNEW
DAVID F. HAGEN
Project Staff
JAMES ZUCCHETTO, director,
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
NAN HUMPHREY, senior program officer,
Transportation Research Board
SUSANNA E. CLARENDON, senior project assistant and financial associate, (BEES)
CAROL R. ARENBERG, editor,
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
BOARD ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
ROBERT L. HIRSCH (chair),
Advanced Power Technologies, Inc., Washington, D.C.
RICHARD E. BALZHISER,
NAE, 1 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (retired), Menlo Park, California
WILLIAM L. FISHER,
NAE, University of Texas, Austin
CHRISTOPHER FLAVIN,
Worldwatch Institute, Washington, D.C.
WILLIAM FULKERSON,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (retired) and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
EDWIN E. KINTNER,
NAE, GPU Nuclear Corporation (retired), Norwich, Vermont
GERALD L. KULCINSKI,
NAE, University of Wisconsin, Madison
EDWARD S. RUBIN,
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ROBERT W. SHAW JR.,
Aretê Corporation, Center Harbor, New Hampshire
JACK SIEGEL,
Energy Resources International, Inc., Washington, D.C.
ROBERT SOCOLOW,
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
K. ANNE STREET, consultant,
Arlington, Virginia
KATHLEEN C. TAYLOR,
NAE, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan
JACK WHITE,
The Winslow Group, LLC, Fairfax, Virginia
JOHN J. WISE,
NAE, Mobil Research and Development Company (retired), Princeton, New Jersey
Liaison Members from the Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
RUTH M. DAVIS,
NAE, Pymatuning Group, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
E. GAIL DE PLANQUE,
NAE, consultant, Potomac, Maryland
LAWRENCE T. PAPAY,
NAE, Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, California
Staff
JAMES ZUCCHETTO, director
RICHARD CAMPBELL, program officer
SUSANNA CLARENDON, financial associate
ANA-MARIA IGNAT, project assistant
Acknowledgments
The committee wishes to thank all of the members of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles who contributed significantly of their time and effort to this National Research Council (NRC) study, either by giving presentations at meetings, responding to requests for information, or hosting site visits. The committee also acknowledges the valuable contributions of other organizations outside that provided information on advanced vehicle technologies and development initiatives. Finally, the chairman wishes to recognize the committee members and the staff of the NRC Board on Energy and Environmental Systems for their hard work organizing and planning committee meetings and their individual efforts in gathering information and writing sections of the report.
This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the NRC in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The content of the review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the follow individuals for their participation in the review of this report: Gary Byrd, consulting engineer; Tom Cackett, California Air Resources Board; David Holloway, University of Maryland; Patrick Flynn, Cummins Engine Company, Inc.; John P. McTague, Ford Motor Company (retired); Phillip S. Myers, University of Wisconsin; Jerome G. Rivard, Global Technology and Business Development; Robert J. Schultz, General Motors Corporation (retired); F. Stan Settles,
Tables and Figures
TABLES
2-1 |
Design Targets and Current Performance for Short-Term Energy Storage, |
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2-2 |
Current Specifications and Target Specifications for Power Electronics, |
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2-3 |
Weight-Reduction Targets for the Goal 3 Vehicle, |
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2-4 |
Material Cost Targets, |
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4-1 |
Comparative Attributes of PNGV Concept Vehicles, |
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4-2 |
Comparison of the Toyota and Honda Hybrid Vehicles, |
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5-1 |
Infrastructure Investment for the Production and Distribution of Hydrogen and Methanol, |
FIGURES