{"product_id":"review-of-the-research-program-national-research-council-9780309076036","title":"Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Seventh Report","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the most recent report of the National Research Council's Standing Committee to \u003ci\u003eReview the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV)\u003c\/i\u003e, which has conducted annual reviews of the PNGV program since it was established in late 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe PNGV is a cooperative R\u0026amp;D program between the federal government and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR, whose members are DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors) to develop technologies for a new generation of automobiles with up to three times the fuel economy of a 1993 midsize automobile. The reports review major technology development areas (four-stroke direct-injection engines, fuel cells, energy storage, electronic\/electrical systems, and structural materials); the overall adequacy of R\u0026amp;D efforts; the systems analysis effort and how it guides decisions on R\u0026amp;D; the progress toward long-range component and system-level cost and performance goals; and efforts in vehicle emissions and advanced materials research and how results target goals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike previous reports, the Seventh Report comments on the goals of the program, since the automotive market and U.S. emission standards have changed significantly since the program was initiated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030907603X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309076036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.14w x 0.36d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064825852159,"sku":"9780309076036","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f60097af-c8f0-4156-bbcb-4c1803559dfe.jpg?v=1768671285","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/review-of-the-research-program-national-research-council-9780309076036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}