Phase I I/UCRC University of Louisville Site: Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS)

第一阶段 I/UCRC 路易斯维尔大学基地：高效车辆和可持续交通系统中心 (EV-STS) 路易斯维尔大学 (UL) 将帮助建立和运营一个多机构工业/大学合作研究中心 (I/UCRC)，作为两个特许站点之一（亚利桑那州立大学将主办第二个特许站点），该中心针对高效车辆和可持续交通系统 (EV-STS)。需要这样一个中心来支持美国汽车/地面交通行业的努力，以满足管理车辆燃油经济性和排放的严格新联邦法规，以及社会对提高经济和个人活动可持续性的期望。 EV-STS 中心将让行业的关键利益相关者（车辆制造商、零部件和系统供应商、车队运营商、地面交通行业基础设施提供商以及州和地方政府）参与识别重要的效率/可持续性相关问题，并制定开发创新解决方案的研究计划。EV-STS 中心及其 UL 站点的使命是利用企业、政府和学术合作伙伴之间的合作，开展和传播行业相关的技术和工具研究，以促进设计、制造、部署和运营节能、环境可持续的地面车辆。此次任务的范围包括客车、轻型和重型卡车以及机动越野设备。它涵盖车辆级技术以及包含地面车辆的基础设施和运输系统。该任务分为四个主要重点领域：纯电动汽车动力系统和整个电动混合动力系统，包括电池、电机、电力电子、热管理、包装等，先进内燃机和替代燃料，非动力系统车辆系统，以及地面交通系统和基础设施。在 EV-STS 中，UL 站点的研究重点是实现可持续地面车辆。特定地点的主题领域可能包括用于电动汽车的先进电池、轻量化结构、用于车辆架构优化的高性能计算工具、内燃机排放和温室气体减少以及摩擦损失管理。

Phase I I/UCRC University of Louisville Site: Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS)The University of Louisville (UL) will help establish and operate a multi-institution Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS) as one of two charter sites (Arizona State University will host the second charter site). Such a center is needed to support the U.S. automotive/ground transportation industry?s efforts to meet demanding new federal regulations governing vehicle fuel economy and emissions, as well as society?s expectations for improved sustainability in economic and personal activities. The EV-STS center will engage the industry?s critical stakeholders - vehicle manufacturers, component and system suppliers, fleet operators, ground transportation industry infrastructure providers, and state and local governments - in identifying important efficiency/sustainability related problems, and formulating a research program that develops innovative solutions.The mission of the EV-STS center and its UL site is to leverage collaborations among corporate, government, and academic partners to conduct and disseminate industry-relevant research on technologies and tools that facilitate the design, manufacture, deployment, and operation of energy efficient, environmentally sustainable ground vehicles. The scope of this mission includes passenger cars, light- and heavy duty trucks, and motorized off-road equipment. It encompasses both vehicle-level technologies, and the infrastructure and transportation systems that incorporate ground vehicles. The mission is divided into four primary thrust areas: powertrains for full-electric vehicles and the entire continuum of electric-hybrid powertrains, including batteries, electric machines, power electronics, thermal management, packaging, etc., advanced internal combustion engines and alternative fuels, non-powertrain vehicle systems, and ground transportation systems and infrastructure. Within EV-STS the UL site will have a research focus on realizing sustainable ground vehicles. Site-specific topic areas are likely to include advanced batteries for use in electrified vehicles, lightweight structures, high performance computing tools for vehicle architecture optimization, emission and greenhouse gas reduction in internal combustion engines, and frictional loss management.