REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW GENERATION OF VEHICLES -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ACRONYMS -- Contents -- Contents -- Highlights -- 1 Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- PNGV RESPONSE TO THE PHASE 1 REPORT -- GOALS 1 AND 2 -- MAJOR TECHNICAL BARRIERS AND ACHIEVEMENTS -- Drivetrain Power Sources -- Direct-Injection, Compression-Ignition Engines -- Fuel Cells -- Gas Turbine Engines -- Energy Storage -- Lightweight Structural Materials -- Summary of Achievements -- Summary of Technical Barriers -- Recommendations -- SYSTEMS ANALYSIS -- Recommendations -- FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY -- Recommendation -- PROGRAM ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT -- Recommendations -- INFRASTRUCTURE -- Recommendations -- PARTICIPATION BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES -- NATIONAL COMMITMENT -- FUNDING REQUIREMENTS -- Recommendation -- TIMELY CORRECTION OF PROGRAM DEFICIENCIES -- PEER REVIEWS OF THE PNGV -- REFERENCES -- 2 Introduction -- REFERENCES -- 3 PNGV Response to the Phase 1 Report -- REFERENCES -- 4 Goals 1 and 2 -- GOAL 1 -- GOAL 2 -- ISSUES -- 5 Structural Materials -- THE PNGV APPROACH -- MATERIALS OPTIONS -- Steel -- Aluminum -- Composites -- ISSUES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 6 Powertrain Developments -- POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES BEING STUDIED -- KEY TECHNOLOGY SUMMARIES -- Four-Stroke Direct Injection Compression Ignition Engines -- Gas Turbine Engines -- Stirling Engines -- Fuel Cells -- Energy Storage Devices for Hybrid Electric Vehicles -- Batteries -- Flywheels -- Ultracapacitors -- Electrical and Electronic Power Conversion Devices -- LIKELIHOOD OF MEETING GOAL 3 POWERTRAIN NEEDS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Infrastructure -- INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLICATIONS OF PNGV TECHNOLOGIES -- SAFETY -- PNGV ACTIVITIES -- ISSUES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 8 Systems Analysis -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 9 Program Organization and Management.

PNGV TECHNICAL ROADMAP -- TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE -- SCHEDULE AND RESOURCES -- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT -- FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY -- PEER REVIEWS OF THE PNGV -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 10 National Commitment -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches -- STANDING COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW GENERATION OF VEHICLES -- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF -- Appendix B Committee Meetings and Activities -- Appendix C PNGV Response to the Phase 1 Report and Supporting Documentation -- Appendix D United States Council for Automotive Research Consortia -- Appendix E PNGV Positions Regarding Electric Vehicles and Gasoline Internal Combustion Engines.