Interim Report on FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership is Issued by the National Research Council
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 29, 2009 – A letter report recently issued by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies gives high marks to the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership as “essential for a transition to vastly different light-duty passenger vehicles” and recommends broadening its scope.
Written in response to a request from the U.S. Department of Energy, the interim report of the Committee on Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, Phase 3 agrees with the Obama Administration’s focus on nearer-term technologies. The report further states that the committee emphasizes the need for “continued investment in longer-term, higher-risk, higher-payoff vehicle technologies that could be highly transformational with regard to reduced use of petroleum and reduced emissions. Such technologies include advanced batteries, technologies for hydrogen storage, and hydrogen/fuel cells. The committee has also concluded that for researchers, contractors, and investors to be willing to make long-term commitments to these and other potentially important developing technologies, a consistent year-to-year level of support must be provided.”
To access the full report and attachments, click on the link to the National Academies Web site below.
