Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fifth Report | 
 enlarge | Authors: Standing Committee To Review The Research Program Of The Partnership For A New Generation Of Vehicles, National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
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Pages: 124
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ISBN: 0309064430
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.7968
EAN: 9780309064439
ASIN: 0309064430
Publication Date: April 29, 1999
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Book Description
This fifth review of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles assesses progress made in the program towards the development of high fuel economy vehicles. One of the goals of the program is to develop midsize sedans with up to three times the fuel economy of today's vehicles. Concept vehicles are slated for 2000 and production prototypes for 2004.
The book addresses engine technologies, batteries for energy storage, fuel cells, lightweight materials, fuels, emissions control systems, power electronics, and vehicle systems engineering.
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Review of the Research Program of the PNGV March 11, 2007
This fifth report, written in 1999, presents the progress made toward the three goals of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, which are:
Goal 1) Significantly improve national competitiveness in manufacturing for future generations of vehicles.
Goal 2) Implement commercially viable innovations from ongoing research on conventional vehicles.
Goal 3) Develop vehicles to achieve up to three times the fuel efficiency of comparable 1994 family sedans.
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