Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fifth Report (1999)
Chapter: Appendix D: Committee Meetings and Other Activities
Appendix D Committee Meetings and Other Activities
1. Committee Meeting, October 26-28, 1998, Southfield, Michigan
The following presentations were made to the committee:
Opening Remarks
Trevor Jones, Committee Chair
Bill Powers, Ford Motor Company, for USCAR
George Joy (U.S. Department of Commerce), Chair, PNGV Government Technology
Discussion of Peer Review IV: Comments and Recommendations
PNGV Executive Committee
Affordability
Chris Sloane, General Motors
Systems Analysis, Engineering, and the Decision Process
Mutasim Salman, General Motors
Vehicle Engineering
Bill Todd, General Motors
Materials
Andy Sherman, Ford Motor Company
Manufacturing
Chuck Rice, DaimlerChrysler
Fuels/Combustion/After-treatment: General Discussion
Jim Spearot, General Motors
U.S. Department of Energy Fuels Program
Bob Kirk, U.S. Department of Energy
4SDI Technical Team
Rich Belaire, Ford Motor Company; Loren Beard, DaimlerChrysler; Dick Blint, General Motors
Electrical/Electronics Technical Team
Bob Malcolm, DaimlerChrysler; David Hamilton, U.S. Department of Energy
Battery Technical Team
Harold Haskins, Ford Motor Company
Fuel Cell Technical Team
JoAnn Milliken, U.S. Department of Energy
Summary of Highlights
Al Murray, Ford Motor Company
Progress and Schedule
Chris Sloane, General Motors
Major Challenges, Funding Balance, and Adequacy
Owen Viergutz, DaimlerChrysler
Accounting for Results of Federal R&D Investments in Technology Development
Pandit Patil, U.S. Department of Energy
2. Committee Subgroup Visit to Ford for Proprietary Review of PNGV-related Concept Vehicle Activities, December 1, 1998, Dearborn, Michigan
3. Committee Subgroup Visit to DaimlerChrysler for Proprietary Review of PNGV-related Concept Vehicle Activities, December 8, 1998, Auburn Hills, Michigan
4. Committee Subgroup Visit to General Motors for Proprietary Review of PNGV-related Concept Vehicle Activities, December 11, 1998, Milford and Troy, Michigan.
5. Committee Meeting, December 14–16, 1998, Washington, D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee:
Impact of Automotive Fuels Changes on the Fuels Industry
Bob King, Sun Oil Company
The Impact of California LEV-2 Emissions Standards on High Fuel Economy Goal 3 Vehicles
Tom Cackette, California Air Resources Board
Highlights of Government Agency Present and Future Support for PNGV
John Gudas, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Louis Martin-Vega, National Science Foundation
Dan Petonito, U.S. Department of Defense
Laszlo Backh, Environmental Protection Agency
Pandit Patil, U.S. Department of Energy
Validation and Testing the Results of Federally Funded R&D
Pandit Patil, U.S. Department of Energy
