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Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy Letter Report (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C Statement of Task
Pages 26-26

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... Promising engine, transmission and vehicle technologies shall be selected in light of factors that may motivate their market adoption such as economic impacts, oil imports, greenhouse gas emissions, increased market share for "light trucks" including sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and minivans, and the possible emergence of fuel cell, biofuel, and electric vehicles.
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Key Terms

  • economy technologies
  • oil imports
  • vehicle technologies
  • potential efficiency
  • potential fuel

  • efficiency improvement
  • technologies analyzed
  • leading computer
  • technologies chosen
  • vehicle fuel

  • estimated cost
  • average fuel
  • fuel cell
  • utility vehicles
  • electric vehicles

  • additional technology
  • economy capability
  • projecting vehicle
  • sport utility
  • vehicle classes

  • economy benefit
  • vehicles considered
  • including sport
  • gas emissions
  • market adoption

  • market share
  • promising engine
  • methodologies vary
  • vehicle performance
  • corporate average


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