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Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Heavy Vehicle Technologies Program
TABLE 1-5 OHVT Budget by Activity (millions of dollars)a
Stimulation of truck innovative concepts and knowledge
—
—
—
—
—
0.65
Hybrid systems
Heavy-vehicle propulsion systems
—
—
—
—
4.0
4.0
3.5
Subtotals
5.4
7.1
12.9
19.7
33.15
78.25
39.15
Fuels Utilization
Advanced petroleum-based fuels
Heavy trucks
0.0
0.0
2.4
2.7
4.0
9.1
5.0
Alternative fuels
Heavy trucks
9.3
12.4
3.765
3.27
4.3
33.035
3.5
Medium trucks
0.0
0.0
6.31
4.7
4.3
15.31
3.5
Fueling infrastructure
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
2.0
2.2
2.5
Environmental impacts
—
—
—
—
—
2.0
Subtotals
9.3
12.4
12.475
10.87
14.6
59.645
16.5
Transportation Materials Technology
Propulsion materials technology
Heavy-vehicle propulsion system materials
8.0
5.0
4.95
5.3
6.05
29.3
7.0
Lightweight-materials technology
High-strength, weight-reduction materials
2.5
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.95
18.55
4.9
High-Temperature Materials Laboratory
Heavy-propulsion systems
5.2
4.7
5.2
5.5
8.5
29.1
5.6
Subtotals
15.7
12.5
13.25
15.0
20.5
76.95
17.5
TOTALS
30.4
32.00
38.625
45.57
68.25
218.845
73.15
a FY96 to FY00 represent congressional appropriations. FY01 represents the administration's budget request.
b Note that in FY97 R&D focused on light-truck engines.
Source: Eberhardt, 2000a.
Review of DOE's Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (see Appendix A for biographical information on committee members). The committee was asked to fulfill the following Statement of Task:
A National Research Council committee will be established to conduct an independent review of the DOE's Office of Heavy Duty Technologies. It will examine goals, objectives, strategy for program implementation, program activities which duplicate or overlap activities conducted by other organizations, and whether there are activities which, based on the program goals, should be included in the program but have been omitted. The committee will also consider and comment on: the program's balance among the three program elements (Vehicle Technologies, Fuels Utilization, Material Technologies); program's balance between industry, national laboratories and universities; adequacy of program funding; reasonableness of program milestones. After examining the OHVT program and receiving presentations from DOE representatives, the committee will write a report documenting its review of the OHVT program with recommendations for improvement, as necessary.
