Alternative fuels in future vehicles
The requisite infrastructure for nonpetroleum automotive energy sources is just one of the developments necessary in the next few years. Uses of such things as hybrid drives and fuel cells are among the others necessary for the application of alternative fuels in future vehicles. The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), announced in September 1993, is an unprecedented collaboration between the federal government and the US Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), which represents Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. The PNGV is intended to strengthen US competitiveness by developing technologies for a new generation of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles. The Partnership seeks to link the research efforts of eight participating federal government agencies and associated national laboratories with those of the US auto manufacturers in the pursuit of three specific, interrelated goals: Goal 1 -- Significantly improve national competitiveness in manufacturing; Goal 2 -- Implement commercially viable innovations from ongoing research on conventional vehicles; and Goal 3 -- Develop a vehicle to achieve up to three times the fuel efficiency of today`s comparable vehicle.
- OSTI ID:
- 215470
- Journal Information:
- Automotive Engineering, Journal Name: Automotive Engineering Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 104; ISSN 0098-2571; ISSN AUEGBB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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