Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
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The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles was a cooperative research program between the U.S. government and major auto coroporations, aimed at establishing U.S. leadership in the development of extremely fuel-efficient (up to 80 mpg) vehicles while retaining the features that make them marketable and affordable. The partnership, formed in 1993, involved 8 federal agencies [1], the national laboratories, universities, and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), which comprises DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation. The program was cancelled in 2001, with many of its goals carried over to the FreedomCAR program.
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[edit] Techniques
Researchers for the PNGV identified a number of ways to reach 80 mpg including reducing vehicle weight, increasing engine efficiency, combining gasoline engines and electric motors in hybrid vehicles, implementing regenerative braking, and switching to high efficiency fuel cell powerplants.
[edit] Criticisms
Ralph Nader called PNGV "an effort to coordinate the transfer of property rights for federally funded research and development to the automotive industry". [1] PNGV was also criticized by some groups for a focus on diesel solutions, a fuel that is seen by some as having inherently high air pollutant emissions. [2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, Interior and Transportation, the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Environmental Protection Agency
[edit] External links
- Review Of The Research Program Of The Partnership For A New Generation Of Vehicles: Seventh Report, the National Research Council's final report on PNGV
- Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Organization
- (PNGV)
- "Updating Automotive Research", commentary on PNGV and FreedomCAR by Daniel Sperling, professor of civil engineering and environmental science at University of California, Davis
- DOE vehicle technologies homepage
- USCAR Website
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