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Decreasing automotive fuel consumption makes a positive impact toward the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Most of the petroleum used in producing automotive fuel for the United States is imported. Additionally, fuel consumption shows the effect of vehicles on the United States' goal of energy independence. It is a function of both the fuel economy of the vehicle and total distance traveled. However, great advances are still needed before the affordability targets can be met for the other design approaches.Īs these projects have progressed, the PNGV is becoming a process for technology development rather than simply a set of one-time goals.Ī good indicator of the industry's improvement is total fuel consumed. Many of the technologies are currently in production and others are planned. Prodigy demonstrates that the technology exists today to significantly improve fuel economy and still meet emissions requirements. In January 2000 Ford met its target of demonstrating a proof-of-concept prototype vehicle with the debut of the Prodigy hybrid electric sedan. A fuel cell powered version of the Focus, the world's best selling car, will debut in 2004. PNGV advances in powertrain technology will be entering the market soon, with a hybrid-electric version of the Ford Escape compact SUV scheduled for production in the 2003 calendar year. For example, there are over 410 pounds of aluminum in the Lincoln LS, yielding great weight savings over steel. PNGV is already a success as many technologies have been put to use in production vehicles. The partners have been working together despite their competitive nature and have already begun to reap the benefits of this collaboration. Research will be on technologies that are pre-competitive and will combine the manufacturing capabilities and technical expertise of the auto industry with the advanced research talent of the national laboratories.Ĭollaborative research on new high-risk technologies benefits society, the industry, and the individual automakers by lowering their costs, sharing the risks, and shortening the time it takes to bring new technologies to market. To retain customer acceptance and hence high-volume market penetration, safety, emissions, and consumer expectations must be met.