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Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Third Report (1997) / Chapter Skim
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1: INTRODUCTION
Pages 31-36

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From page 31...
... The committee was established in July 1994 to conduct independent annual reviews of the PNGV's research program, advise the government and industry participants on the program's progress, and identify significant barriers to success. The PNGV declaration of intent includes a requirement for an independent peer review "to comment on the technologies selected for research and progress made." To this end, this review was undertaken by the NRC at the written request of the under secretary for Technology Administration, U.S.
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From page 32...
... Throughout the research program, the industry has pledged to apply those commercially viable technologies resulting from this research that would be expected to significantly increase vehicle fuel efficiency and improve emissions.
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From page 33...
... gasoline prices, which do not create incentives for automobile purchasers to value fuel economy to any great extent in their purchase decisions. The lack of market incentives for car buyers to purchase vehicles with high fuel economy makes it difficult to realize the public benefits from improvements in fuel economy, such as health benefits from reduced urban ozone, "insurance" against sudden crude oil price shocks, lower military costs of maintaining energy security, potential savings from lower crude oil prices, improved balance of payments, and reductions in greenhouse gases from the transportation sector (Sissine, 1996; OTA, 1995~.
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From page 34...
... Given the critical nature of developing advanced energy conversion devices (CIDI engines, gas turbine engines, Stirling engines, and fuel cells) and energy storage devices (batteries, flywheels, or ultracapacitorsJ to meet the high fuel economy target set by Goal 3, the committee undertook to examine the development program for these technologies in greater detail than in the previous review.
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From page 35...
... Based on its review, the committee prepared this third peer review report containing its conclusions and recommendations. In addition to two extensive committee meetings, subgroups of the committee received detailed presentations on the various technologies under consideration (Appendix B contains a list of meetings, presentations, and other data-gathering activities by the committee.
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From page 36...
... 1996. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, Second Report.
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