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Project Title: Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles

PIN: BEES-J-08-03-A         

Major Unit:
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Transportation Research Board

Sub Unit:
Board on Energy & Environmental Systems
Studies and Information Services

RSO:
Brown, Duncan

Subject/Focus Area:



Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles
December 4, 2008 - December 5, 2008
Washington Plaza Hotel
10 Thomas Circle NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-1300


If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Jonathan Yanger
Email: jyanger@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-1544
Fax: 202-334-2019


Agenda:

Open Sessions

Thursday, December 4, 2008

10:15 am Remarks on Congressional Intent
David Strickland, staff director of Senate Commerce Committee

10:25 am Overview of the NHTSA Program, Including Sponsor’s Expectations for the Study:
Stephen Kratzke, Associate Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

10:55 EPA SmartWay Partnership and Heavy Vehicles
Mitchell Greenberg, U.S Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)

11:25- Break

11:35 USDOE truck technology
Kenneth Howden, U.S DOE Office of FreedomCar

12:05 Engine Manufactures Association
Timothy A. Blubaugh, VP of EMA

12:45 pm Lunch

1:15 Reducing Emissions in Heavy Vehicles
Anthony Greszler, VP of Advanced Engineering, Volvo Powertrain

1:55 Freightliner [Daimler Trucks North America]
David Kayes, Daimler Trucks North America, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Department

2:35 Heavy Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emissions Improvement Project of the Northeast States Coalition for a Clean Air Future [NESCCAF] and the International Coalition for Clean Transportation (ICCT), with SWRI
Coralie Cooper, Transportation Program Manager at NESCAUM (Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management)

3:05 pm Break

3:15 Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) studies to support the NESCCAF/ICCT Heavy Duty Vehicle Project
Thomas Reinhart, Committee Member, SWRI

3:45 Committee Discussion of Work Plan with Sponsors

4:30 Open Session Adjourns


Friday, December 5, 2008

OPEN SESSION


7:30 am Continental Breakfast

8:00 am EPA SmartWay Truck Emissions Test Protocol
Mitchell Greenberg, EPA

8:40 am Commercializing Hybrid and High Efficiency Trucks: Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) Program Status, Update and Next Steps
Bill Van Amburg, Senior Vice President, CALSTART

9:20 am Fuel Efficiency Technologies for Heavy Vehicles
Gupreet Singh, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10::00 am Break

10:10 Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Technology
William A Batten, Eaton Corp.

10:50 Heavy-Duty Trucks Fuel Economy Technology
K. G. Duleep, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc

12:00 noon Open Session Adjourns





Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Andrew Brown
Dennis Assanis
Roger Bezdek
Nigel Clark
Thomas Corsi
Duke Drinkard
David Foster
Roger Fruechte
Ron Graves
Johm Johnson
Drew Kodjak
David Merrion
Thomas Reinhart
James Winebrake
John Woodrooffe
Martin Zimmerman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Assigning of workgroups. Discussion of required information. Discussion of report outline.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: December 10, 2008



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