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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26092.
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Acronyms

A/C air conditioning
AC alternating current
ACC adaptive cruise control
ACE Affordable Clean Energy
ACEEE American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
ADAS advanced driver assistance system
AEM/AAEM anion exchange membrane/alkaline anion exchange membrane
AEMFC anion exchange membrane fuel cell
AFDC Alternative Fuels Data Center
AFV alternative fuel vehicle
AGS active grill shutter
AHSS advanced high-strength steel
AI artificial intelligence
AMFA Alternative Motor Fuels Act
ANL Argonne National Laboratory
ARPA-E Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
AV autonomous vehicle
AVM around-view monitor
AWD all-wheel drive
BEV battery electric vehicle
BiSG belt integrated starter generator
BMEP brake mean effective pressure
BMS battery management system
BOL beginning of life
BOP balance-of-plant
BP bipolar plates
BSFC brake-specific fuel consumption
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26092.
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C-V2X cellular vehicle to everything
CAA Clean Air Act
CAE computer-aided engineering
CAFC corporate average fuel consumption
CaFCP California Fuel Cell Partnership
CAFE corporate average fuel economy
CAN bus controller area network
CARB California Air Resources Board
CAV connected and automated vehicle
CCM catalyst coated membrane
CCS carbon capture and sequestration
CCUS carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration
CDCS charge depleting/charge sustaining
CEC California Energy Commission
CEM compressor-expander-motor
CF carbon fiber
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHS Center for Hydrogen Safety
CMU Carnegie Mellon University
CO carbon monoxide
CO2 carbon dioxide
COPV composite overwrapped pressure vessel
CPP Clean Power Plan
CR compression ratio
CUV crossover utility vehicle
CVT continuously variable transmission
CVVD continuously variable valve duration
DC direct current
DCT dual clutch transmission
DEAC cylinder deactivation
DFMA design for manufacture and assembly
DI direct injection
DMC direct manufacturing cost
DME dimethyl ether
DOD depth of discharge
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
DSRC dedicated short-range communication
EC ethylene carbonate
ECMS equivalent consumption minimization strategy
ECSA electrochemically active surface area
EERE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
EGR exhaust gas recirculation
EIA Energy Information Administration
EISA Energy Independence and Security Act
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26092.
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EPS electric power steering
EREV extended range electric vehicle
EV electric vehicle
eVMT electric vehicle miles traveled
EVSE electric vehicle supply equipment
FC fuel consumption
FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCEV fuel cell electric vehicle
FCHEA Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association
FCH JU Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
FE fuel economy
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
FOV field-of-view
FTP Federal Test Procedure
FWD front-wheel drive
GaN gallium nitride
GDI gasoline direct fuel injection
GDL gas diffusion layer
GDP gross domestic product
GHG greenhouse gas
GM General Motors
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS global positioning system
GTDI gasoline turbocharged direct injection
GTL gas-to-liquid
GTR Global Technical Regulation
GWP global warming potential
H2 hydrogen
HCCI homogeneous charge compression ignition
HD high-definition
HEV hybrid electric vehicle
HF hydrogen fluoride
HOR hydrogen oxidation reaction
HOV high-occupancy vehicle
HP horsepower
HyMARC Hydrogen Materials Advanced Research Consortium
ICCT International Council on Clean Transportation
ICE internal combustion engine
ICEV internal combustion engine vehicle
IEA International Energy Agency
IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
IIHS-HLDI Insurance Institute for Highway Safety/Highway Loss Data Institute
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26092.
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LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LCFS low-carbon fuel standard
LDV light-duty vehicle
LDW lane departure warning
LFC low-fuel-consumption
lidar light detection and ranging
Li-ion lithium-ion
LP-EGR low-pressure loop cooled exhaust gas recirculation
LRR long-range radar
LRR low rolling resistance
LTE Long-Term Evolution
MEA membrane-electrode assembly
MHDVs medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
MHEV mild hybrid electric vehicle
MOF metal-organic framework
MPC model predictive control
MPG miles per gallon
MPGe miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent
mph miles per hour
MPL microporous layer
MRR medium-range radar
MSRP manufacturer suggested retail price
MTG methanol-to-gasoline
MY model year
NA naturally aspirated
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NCA nickel cobalt aluminum
NEDC New European Driving Cycle
NETL National Energy Technology Laboratory
NEV new energy vehicle
NEXTCAR NEXT-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road-Vehicles
NHTS National Household Travel Survey
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NMC nickel manganese cobalt
NOx nitrogen oxides
NRC National Research Council
NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NSTC National Science and Technology Council
NVH noise, vibration, and harshness
O&M operations and maintenance
OCV on-chip variation
OEM original equipment manufacturer
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORR oxygen reduction reaction
PAN polyacrylonitrile
PBI polybenzimidazole
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26092.
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PEM proton exchange membrane
PEMFC proton exchange membrane fuel cell
PEV plug-in electric vehicle
PFCV plug-in fuel cell vehicle
PFSA perfluorosulfonic acid
PGM platinum group metal
PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
PM permanent magnet
PMSM permanent magnet synchronous motor
PS powersplit
psi pounds per square inch
PTFE poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
PtM platinum metal
R&D research and development
radar radio detection and ranging
RE rare earth
RFS Renewable Fuel Standard
RH relative humidity
RON research octane number
RPM revolutions per minute
RRC rolling resistance coefficient
RWD rear-wheel drive
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SAFE Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient
SEI solid electrolyte interphase
SiC silicon carbide
SMR steam-methane reforming
SOC state of charge
SOH state of health
SOP state of power
SPaT signal phase and timing
SPCCI spark-controlled compression ignition
SPEEK sulfonated polyether ether ketone
SRR short-range radar
SSL solid-state lidar
SUV sport utility vehicle
TAR technical assessment report
TCO total cost of ownership
TFSI turbo fuel stratified injection
TPO thermoplastics polyolefin elastomers
TSI turbo stratified injection
UF utility factor
UHSS ultra-high-strength steel
U.S. DRIVE U.S. Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle Efficiency and Energy Sustainability
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26092.
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V2B vehicle to buildings
V2G vehicle to grid
V2I vehicle to infrastructure
V2V vehicle to vehicle
V2X vehicle to everything
VAT value added tax
VCT variable camshaft timing
VMT vehicle miles traveled
VTG variable turbine geometry
VTO Vehicle Technologies Office
VVL variable valve lift
VVT variable valve timing
WBG wide bandgap
WTW well-to-wheels
xFC extreme fast charging
ZEV zero-emission vehicle
ZLEV zero- or low-emissions vehicle
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy—2025-2035. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26092.
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From daily commutes to cross-country road trips, millions of light-duty vehicles are on the road every day. The transportation sector is one of the United States’ largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and fuel is an important cost for drivers. The period from 2025-2035 could bring the most fundamental transformation in the 100-plus year history of the automobile. Battery electric vehicle costs are likely to fall and reach parity with internal combustion engine vehicles. New generations of fuel cell vehicles will be produced. Connected and automated vehicle technologies will become more common, including likely deployment of some fully automated vehicles. These new categories of vehicles will for the first time assume a major portion of new vehicle sales, while internal combustion engine vehicles with improved powertrain, design, and aerodynamics will continue to be an important part of new vehicle sales and fuel economy improvement.

This study is a technical evaluation of the potential for internal combustion engine, hybrid, battery electric, fuel cell, nonpowertrain, and connected and automated vehicle technologies to contribute to efficiency in 2025-2035. In addition to making findings and recommendations related to technology cost and capabilities, Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy - 2025-2035 considers the impacts of changes in consumer behavior and regulatory regimes.

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