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APPENDIX D: LETTERS FROM PNGV AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING PHASE 2 REPORT
APPENDIX D: LETTERS FROM PNGV AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING PHASE 2 REPORT
Pages 135-142
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And finally, DOT proposed a National Research Council Peer Review study of the conceptual designs developed by the program. It was planned that NHTSA, with technical support from the US DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
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I am hopeful that your group's recognition of the need for NHTSA involvement will help us convince the Congress to provdie The research proposed in the fiscal year 1997 budget ensures that the PNGV-developed vehicles will meet existing and anticipated safety standards and that the overall crash and other safety attributes are not compromised by their light weight or the use of new advanced materials. If funded, NHTSA plans to develop advanced computer models to evaluate the crashworthiness of conceptual designs; conduct research in the area of advanced composites; provide the required PNGV infrastructure analysis; and provide a peer review of conceptual designs.
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Jones Chairman Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles National Research Council 101 Constitution Avenue. POW Washington, D.C.
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As we described to the Committee, the OE\I's have sophisticated proprietary modeling tools which have been used in support of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle development programs. Since the last Peer Review, the P~GV systems analysis activity has made substantial progress in developing a joint cross-calibrated ~ chicle modeling tool for trade studies.
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We appreciate the spins of the Peer Review comments and will continue to seelc means to improve indust~v's management process. Diverse and sometimes proprietary efforts of the three partners and their numerous suppliers complicate the management challenge RECONIMENDATION: Industry should appoint single technical director PNGV RESPONSE: The industry believes that appointment ot the technical teams.
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i,: PNGV is jointly finned bv the federal government and the three major domestic auto makers. Government's proper role is to fimd long-term, high risk basic research.
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The budget as submitted consistently reflects this, and increases in PNGV spending, have been requested since the beginning of the program. Ibe PAGE budget received the same level of priority within the Administration during the 1997 budget eyelet In addition, the government expanded its management team to include an OF of fieial appointed as Chief Financial Officer for PNGV.
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