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Resources
- Concept Vehicles
After browsing our website, please be sure to investigate some
of the fine concept vehicle resource sites that we've listed
on this page. We know you have a choice when it comes to visiting
hybrid vehicle websites, so thanks for spending some time here.
That said, one you are finished, please check out what some
of the quality external resources here have to offer.
PNGV
Concept Vehicles - in 2000, GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler
rolled out three concept vehicles to the public that averaged
70-80 mpg. Dr. Claude Gravatte, Jr.'s comments can be found
at Technology
Administration Testimony.
First
Full Hydraulic Hybrid Urban Delivery Vehicle
- Developed by the Environmental Protection Agency in conjunction
with four partners, UPS, Eaton Corp., International Truck
and Engine Corp. and U.S Army National Automotive Center,
the aim is to reduce pollution and increased fuel economy
in buses, refuse trucks and package delivery vehicles.
Aeronautics
Research Mission Directorate - Division of NASA
that addresses current and futuristic issues in air travel
especially noting that this country has the potential to
open a whole new era in aviation and provide new opportunities
in air transportation safety and efficiency, national defense,
economic growth, and quality of life.
Magnetically
Levitating Trains and Rockets - includes research
on how prototype magnetically levitated (maglev) trains
cruising at up to 400 kilometers per hour have been pointing
the way to the future in rail transport. Their compelling
advantages include high speeds, little friction except aerodynamic
drag, low energy consumption, and negligible air and noise
pollution.
Hypercar
- vehicle is designed to capture the synergies of: ultralight
construction; low-drag design; hybrid-electric drive; and,
efficient accessories to achieve 3 to 5-fold improvement
in fuel economy, equal or better performance, safety, amenity
and affordability, compared to today's vehicles. Lightweighting
is the key to making vehicles superefficient but safe. In
this invited technical review paper in the International
Journal of Vehicle Design, RMI's CEO Amory Lovins and Hypercar,
Inc.'s VP Engineering David Cramer explain why, using as
an example Hypercar's 2000 virtual design of the Revolution
99-mpg SUV.
The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV)
was established in 1993. This cooperative research effort
involves seven government agencies, the United States Council
for Automotive Research (USCAR), DaimlerChrysler Corp.,
Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. (USCAR was formed
in 1992 by Chrysler, Ford and GM to leverage the companies'
research efforts in non-competitive areas.)
The U.S. Department of Energy is a major participant in
PNGV.The most well-known goal of the partnership is to develop
technology that can be used to create vehicles that can
achieve up to triple the fuel efficiency of today's vehicles
with very low emissions, but without sacrificing affordability,
performance or safety. These technologies can reduce the
impact of cars and light trucks on the environment and reduce
U.S. dependency on petroleum. The auto manufacturers met
a major partnership milestone by introducing their concept
vehicles in early 2000, and convened in Washington on March
30 to jointly present them to the press and Vice President
Gore.
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