United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-06-06 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-02-810T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-810T P0b002ee1803712d0 f:d02810t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-810T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-810T GAO-02-810T Alternative energy sources Automobile industry Energy conservation Energy consumption Energy research Motor vehicles Research and development Transportation research Best practices Commerce Advanced Technology Program FreedomCAR Initiative Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Testimony A03517 The federal government has spent billions of dollars attempting to reduce the consumption of petroleum in the transportation sector for over 25 years. Throughout the period, the government has tried tax incentives, mandates to use vehicles that run on alternative fuels, and laws designed to enhance fuel efficiency. More recently, the federal government conducted a $1.2 billion partnership between industry and government, the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicle, to develop a highly fuel-efficient car. The administration has proposed a new initiative, known as FreedomCAR, focused on developing hydrogen fuel cells that will provide the technology necessary to create cars and trucks that do not require petroleum and have no polluting emissions--without sacrificing safety or convenience. FreedomCAR will operate as a cooperative research effort between the Department of Energy and General Motors, Daimler-Chrysler, and the Ford Motor Company. The FreedomCAR initiative should make sure that it (1) performs research that private industry would not do on its own, (2) specifies a clear and measurable goal, (3) devises a strategy to directly address that goal, and (4) considers whether consumers will buy the products resulting from the research and development. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-810T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-810T.htm GAO-02-810T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-810T Testimony GAO-02-810T; Research and Development: Lessons Learned from Previous Research; Alternative energy sources Automobile industry Energy conservation Energy consumption Energy research Motor vehicles Research and development Transportation research Best practices Commerce Advanced Technology Program FreedomCAR Initiative Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles