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The primary goal of the Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA) is to benchmark and
validate the performance of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that feature one
or more advanced technologies, including:
- Internal combustion engines burning advanced fuels, such as 100% hydrogen and hydrogen/compressed natural gas-blended fuels
- Hybrid electric, pure electric, and hydraulic drive systems
- Advanced batteries and engines
- Advanced climate control, power electronic, and other ancillary systems.
By benchmarking the performance and capabilities of advanced technologies, the
AVTA supports the development of industry and DOE technology targets. The testing
results are also leveraged as input to component, system, and vehicle models, as
well as hardware-in-the-loop testing.
The AVTA develops vehicle test procedures with input from industry and other
stakeholders to accurately measure real-world vehicle performance. These test
procedures are then used to test production and preproduction advanced technology
vehicles on dynamometers and closed test tracks as well as in government, commercial,
and industry fleets. The AVTA tests produce unbiased information about vehicles with
advanced transportation technologies, which reduces the U.S. dependence on foreign oil,
while improving the nation’s air quality.
The AVTA also produces information resources that support the decisions fleet managers
and the public make when acquiring advanced technology vehicles. The testing results
are presented in easy-to understand formats that allow users to compare the performance
of different types of vehicles.
The AVTA is conducted jointly by Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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