Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, second report / Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership.

National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trucks--Environmental aspects--United States.

Trucks.

Trucks--Energy consumption--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In July 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) appointed the Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2, to conduct an independent review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP). The 21CTP is a cooperative research and development (R&D) partnership including four federal agencies-the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-and 15 industrial partners. The purpose of this Partnership is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This is the NRC's second report on the topic and it includes the committee's review of the Partnership as a whole, its major areas of focus, 21CTP's management and priority setting, efficient operations, and the new SuperTruck program.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction and Background""; ""2 Management Strategy and Priority Setting""; ""3 Engine Systems and Fuels""; ""4 Medium- and Heavy-Duty Hybrid Vehicles""; ""5 Vehicle Power Demands""; ""6 Engine Idle Reduction""; ""7 Safety""; ""8 Super Truck Program""; ""9 Efficient Operations""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Presentations and Committee Meetings""

""Appendix C: Responses from the 21st Century Truck Partnership to the Findings and Recommendations from the National Research Council Phase 1 Review""""Appendix D: Highlights of Selected Propulsion Material Programs""; ""Appendix E: Available Models of Medium- to Heavy-Duty Hybrid and Electric Trucks""; ""Appendix F: Proposed Mechanism for Obtaining Hybrid Vehicle Credits""; ""Appendix G: History of Heavy-Duty Truck Aerodynamic and Tire Rolling Resistance Coefficients""; ""Appendix H: Bibliography for Long Combinations Vehicles in Canada, the United States, and Australia""

""Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-88022-8

9786613721532

0-309-22248-6

OCLC:

800303697