Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership. Third Report.

摘要

This third review by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP), Phase 3, hereinafter called the committee, follows on the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council (NRC, 2008; 2012). The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP—or, sometimes, “the Partnership”) is a cooperative research and development (R&D) partnership made up of four federal agencies and 15 industrial partners. The Partnership aims to “accelerate the introduction of advanced truck and bus technologies that use less fuel, have greater fuel diversity, operate more safely, are more reliable, meet future emissions standards, and are cost effective” (21CTP, 2013). It supports research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) that can lead to commercially viable products and systems.