Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Heavy Vehicle Technologies Program

Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Heavy Vehicle Technologies Program

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309072519
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309513265
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309183802
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2000
  • Month: November
  • Pages: 57
  • Language: English

As national priorities have been focused both on reducing fuel consumption and improving air quality, attention has increased on reducing emissions from many types of vehicles, including light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles. Meeting the recently promulgated (and proposed) emission standards and simultaneously increasing fuel economy will pose especially difficult challenges for diesel-powered vehicles and will require the development of new emission-reduction technologies.

In response to a request from the director of OHVT, the National Research Council formed the Committee on Review of DOE's Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies to conduct a broad, independent review of its research and development (R&D) activities.

  • Front Matter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Program Assessments
  • 3 Overall Findings and Recommendations
  • Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • Appendix B Presentations and Committee Activities
  • Appendix C Funding for Research and Development on Combustion and After-treatment Technologies
  • Appendix D Funding for Materials Research and Development Projects
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations

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