ISSUES IN FEDERALLY SUPPORTED RESEARCH ON ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS

Three policy issues related to federal support for R, D and D on advanced automotive power systems are examined: (1) whether there is any reasonable justification for the federal government to support work in this general area at all, (2) what work should be supported on the automotive gas turbine, and (3) strategic choices to be made in the advanced automotive power systems R and D program. The analysis of incentives for privately supported R and includes an examination of the impact of emissions and fuel economy regulation. The analysis of the automotive gas turbine presents a set of calculations for the value of the engine from the social and private viewpoints and the impact of industry behavior during the introduction phase.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Energy Laboratory, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139

  National Science Foundation

  Division of Policy Research and Analysis, 1800 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • Linden, L H
  • Kumar, S
  • Samuelson, P R
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 198 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobile industry; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Benefit cost analysis; Development; Electric power transmission; Federal aid; Federal government; Finance; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Gas turbines; Incentives; Policy; Regulations; Research; Research management; Reviews; Turbine engines; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Government policies; Power systems; Reviewing
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Finance; Highways; Law; Policy; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175798
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MIT-EL-77-019 Final Rpt., NSF-PRA-768105-1-8
• Contract Numbers: NSF-PRA76-81015
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM