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The marketplace for advanced transportation technologies and the focus, direction, and funding of transportation programs are continually changing. Download the Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity's 2004 Overview of Advanced Technology Transportation (PDF 1.33 MB) for the latest information about energy use in the transportation sector, emissions, advanced vehicle availability, vehicle sales, and other key issues.
The updated document gives a "snapshot" of current vehicle technologies and trends. For a historical viewpoint, refer to the previous versions of this overview:
Some documents on this page are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs (download Acrobat Reader).
Advanced Technology Vehicle Tables
The following tables, which were updated in July 2004, provide information about the current and expected market for advanced technology vehicles. If you are aware of vehicles or projects that aren't included in these lists, please let us know. Acronyms (PDF 67 KB).
Hybrid Electric Technology
- Light-duty hybrid vehicle table (Excel 79 KB)
This table provides details about the light-duty hybrids now in production as well as those expected to enter the marketplace in the near future.
- Heavy-duty hybrid vehicle table (Excel 85 KB)
This table includes information about projects involving heavy-duty hybrid vehicles in development, which are placed in normal service alongside conventional vehicles. Manufacturers work closely with the organizations operating the vehicles to optimize them for future market.
Fuel Cell Technology
- Light-duty fuel cell vehicle table (Excel 54 KB)
Most manufacturers are developing prototype vehicles powered by fuel cells. This table lists some of the models introduced during the past few years.
- Heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle table (Excel 45 KB)
Fuel cell vehicles continue to be developed for the heavy-duty market. This table features information on some the projects that involve such vehicles, most of which are transit buses.
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