Appendix C

Presentations and Committee Meetings

MARCH 1-2, 2012, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Christopher Bonanti and James Tamm, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Motivation for the Study and NHTSA’s Objectives

Edward Nam, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality: Presentation on EPA’s Light-duty Vehicle GHG Technical Activities

Michael Stanton, Association of Global Automakers: Presentation on Perspectives of the Association of Global Automakers on Future Vehicle Technologies in the 2020 to 2030 Time Frame

Doug Greenhaus and David Wagner, National Automobile Dealers Association: Presentation on Perspectives of the National Automobile Dealers Association

Neil DeKoker, Original Equipment Suppliers Association: Presentation on Perspectives of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association

JUNE 20-21, 2012, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Trevor Jones, ElectroSonics Medical Inc., Phase One Committee Chair: Lessons Learned from NHTSA Phase One Study

Ryan Harrington, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center: CAFE Compliance and Effects Modeling System – Overview

Aymeric Rousseau, Argonne National Laboratory: Argonne National Laboratory Autonomie Full Vehicle Simulation Model

Edward Nam and Lee Byungho, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: EPA Full Vehicle Simulation Model Development

Nicholas Lutsey, University of California, Davis: Estimates of Technologies and Costs for Meeting New GHG Standards Used by the California Air Resources Board

SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2012, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Klaus Land, Regulation and Certification Division, Daimler Trucks North America: Daimler’s Technology Pathway to Meet New Fuel Economy/GHG Standards

Mitsuo Hitomi, Powertrain Development Division, Mazda: Mazda’s Technology Pathway to Meet New Fuel Economy/GHG Standards

Hugh Blaxill, Engineering Services NAFTA, Mahle Powertrain, LLC: Future Turbocharging and Downsizing Engine Technology Opportunities

Pete Maloney, MathWorks: Powertrain Optimization Topics Related to Fuel Economy Improvement; Automotive Engine Calibration/Controls

Ralph Brodd, Kentucky/Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center

DECEMBER 3-6, 2012, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN

Nizar Trigui, Ford Motor Company: Ford’s Technology Roadmap/Fuel Economy Strategy to Meet the 2017-2025 CAFE Standards

Scott Miller, General Motors: General Motors Technology Roadmap to Meet 2017-2025 CAFE Standards

Toyota’s Technology Roadmap to Meet the 2017-2025 CAFE Standards

Gary Oshnock, Chrysler Group: Chrysler’s Technology Roadmap to Meet the 2017-2025 CAFE Standards

Joseph Colucci, Automotive Fuels Consulting, Inc.: Improving Auto Fuel Economy via Fuel Changes

Ben Ellies, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: EPA’s Lump Parameter Modeling Overview

John Kasab, Ricardo: Computer Simulation of Light Duty Vehicle Technologies for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in the 2020-2025 Timeframe

Don Kopinski and Ed Nam, EPA; Greg Kolwich, FEV; Javier Rodriguez, EDAG: FEV Inc.’s Cost Estimation for Gasoline HEVs, 8-speed Automatic Transmissions, and 8-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmissions

FEBRUARY 12-13, 2013, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

Center for Automotive Research Lightweighting Workshop

Lixin Zhao, U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fuel Economy Rulemaking Division: Overview of NHTSA’s Mass Studies and Projects

Harry Singh, EDAG, Inc.: Presentation on NHTSA Mass Reduction Study

Nicholas Petouhoff and Thomas Gould, Johnson Controls Automotive Seating: Vehicle Interiors

Ronald P. Krupitzer, Steel Market Development Institute: Presentation on Steel’s Role in Vehicle Structure, Lightweighting, Safety and Life Cycle Emissions

Blake Zuidema, ArcelorMittal Global R&D: Presentation on the Role of Weight Reduction in Meeting the U.S. 2025 EPA/NHTSA Fuel Economy Standard

Randall Scheps, Michael Bull and Doug Richman, the Aluminum Association’s Transportation Group (ATG): Automotive Aluminum: Part of the Solution

Gina Oliver and Martin Christman, American Chemistry Council: Lightweighting Vehicles Using Advanced Plastics and Composites

Dave Mason, Altair: Computer-Based Simulation and Optimization for Vehicle Design

Jackie Rehkopf, Plasan Carbon Composites: Entering Mainstream Automotive Presentation

Matt Zaluzec, Ford Motor Company: U.S. Automotive Materials Partners Presentation

Gregg Peterson, Lotus Engineering: High Development Vehicle Project for Toyota Venza

FEBRUARY 27, 2013, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Volpe Staff, Discussion of Volpe Model, NHTSA Cost Methodologies and Estimates

MARCH 27-28, 2013, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Costs Workshop

David Greene, Oak Ridge National Lab (Committee Member): Overview of Issues and Methods for Estimating the Costs of Increasing Light-duty Vehicle Fuel Economy

Greg Kolwich, FEV: Presentation on Issues in Estimating the Costs of Fuel Economy Improvements under Future CAFE Regulations - Teardown analysis: State of the Art and Potential for Improvements

K.G. Duleep, H-D Systems: Estimating Fuel Economy Technology Cost and Price

Kevin Gallagher, Argonne National Laboratory: Estimating Future Costs of Lithium-ion Batteries (The BatPaC Model)

Gloria Helfand and Todd Sherwood, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Presentation on Automobile Industry Retail Price Equivalent and Indirect Cost Multipliers (ICM) Studies

Larry Blincoe, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): NHTSAs Application of Indirect Costs

Larry Burns, University of Michigan and General Motors (retired): Comments on the Allocation of Indirect Costs in the Automotive Industry

Stephen Zoepf and John Heywood, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Automotive Laboratory: Characterizations of Deployment Rates in Automotive Technology

Steven D. Levitt, John A. List, and Chad Syverson, University of Chicago: Toward an Understanding of Learning by Doing: Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant

Sonia Yeh, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis; and Edward S. Rubin, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University: Presentation on Learning in Energy Technologies

Robert Van Buskirk, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Incorporating Experience Curves in Standards Analysis

Joshua Linn, Resources for the Future: Presentation on Technological Change, Vehicle Characteristics, and the Opportunity Costs of Fuel Economy Standards

Larry Burns, University of Michigan and General Motors (retired): The Challenges of Optimizing Product Plans in the Face of Regulatory Requirements, Consumer Desires, and Unknown Cost and Performance from New Technologies

Robert Lempert, RAND Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition: Robust Policies under Uncertainty

JUNE 25-26, 2013, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Charles Kahane, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): Relationships between Fatality Risk, Mass, and Footprint

Thomas Wenzel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: An Analysis of the Relationship between Casualty Risk per Crash and Vehicle Mass and Footprint

Stephen Ridella, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Using Simulation Modeling to Assess Safety of Future Light Weight Vehicles

Chuck Thomas, Honda R &D Americas, Inc.: Perspectives of Vehicle Manufacturers on Safety and Lighweighting

Chuck Nolan, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: The Relative Safety of Large and Small Passenger Vehicles

OCTOBER 14-15, 2013, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

Alberto Ayala, California Air Resources Board: Updates on California Air Resources Board’s Tailpipe and ZEV Regulations

Stephen Ellis, American Honda Motor Company: Status of Honda’s Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology

William Elrick, CA Fuel Cell Partnership: Deployment of a Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure in California

Alexander Edwards, Strategic Vision: Results from New Car Buyer Surveys for Fuel Economy Technologies

February 13-14, 2014, Washington, D.C.

Terry Alger II, Southwest Research Institute: Presentation on BMEP Engines: Challenges and Potential Solutions

APRIL 3-4, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C.

No public session presentations.

JUNE 24-25, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C.

James Tamm and NHTSA Staff: Recent NHTSA Activities with Relevance to Committee

Michael Olechiw and EPA Staff: Recent EPA Activities with Relevance to Committee

JULY 31, 2014, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

EPA Staff, MTE Technologies and Costs: 2022-2025 GHG Emissions Standards Briefing

SEPTEMBER 3-5, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Greg Kolwich, FEV, and EPA Staff: Presentation of EPA Lightweighting Studies

Lixin Zhao and NHTSA Staff: Presentation of NHTSA Lightweighting Studies

NOVEMBER 20-21, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C.

No public session presentations.