The National Academy Press's book about the cooperative research and development project between the US government and the US Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) is available free online. The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) program was instigated by President Clinton in 1993 with the aim of increasing fuel efficiency of autos and enhancing the US automobile industry's competitiveness and efficiency. Contents of the book include the development of vehicle subsystems, systems analysis, and concept vehicles. The text is presented in HTML format with a tool allowing users to jump to desired pages.
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