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U.S. Department of Transportation **Research and Innovative Technology**  **Administration** Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Ju ly 25 , 2011 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Ex parte m eeting with FROM: Maurice Hicks , NHTSA TO: Docket No. NHTSA
This memorandum documents a meeting held on regarding the proposed fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for medium vehicles and engines for model years 2014 Hino : Seiichi Yamaguchi, Yoshihide Takenaka, Akira Harada, Chikako Sato, Richard Gezelle EPA: Byron Bunker, Cleophas Jackson, Chien Sze, Soduk Lee, and Houshun Zhang NHTSA/DOT : J ames Tamm, Gregory Powell, and Maurice Hicks The following topics were discussed during the meeting: HINO requested a meeting with the agencies certifying the GHG emissions and fuel consumption of Hino provided a detailed overview on hardware in the loop simulation (HILS) certification. discussed the possibility of HILS evaluation by the agencies. Hino offered to provide a copy of the software and guidelines to the agencies. H INO stated th at HILS could address properly evaluate the hybrid system approach to evaluating hybrid system benefits approach that can be used for evaluating hybrid trucks and is currently under considerati industry. HINO requested that the agencies for evaluating HD hybrid vehicles. The HILS model is currently being evaluated for its uses as a part of the WP29 GTR on heavy duty truck fuel e T he agencies agreed to consider the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

eeting with Hino Motors, Ltd. , NHTSA

- 2010
-0079 This memorandum documents a meeting held on November 19 , 2010 between Hino, EPA regarding the proposed fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for medium
- and heavy vehicles and engines for model years 2014
- 2018. The attendees included: Seiichi Yamaguchi, Yoshihide Takenaka, Akira Harada, Chikako Sato, Richard Gezelle

Jackson, Chien Sze, Soduk Lee, and Houshun Zhang ames Tamm, Gregory Powell, and Maurice Hicks The following topics were discussed during the meeting: the agencies to discuss the possibility of using improved fuel consumption of hybrid heavy
- duty trucks. During the meeting, Hino provided a detailed overview on hardware in the loop simulation (HILS) certification. evaluation by the agencies. Hino offered to provide a copy of the software and guidelines to the agencies.

could address an issue with the current chassis dyno test : the duty cycles do not hybrid system benefit. According to HINO, u sing modeling is a more feasible hybrid system benefits in heavy duty trucks. The HILS model is one alternative approach that can be used for evaluating hybrid trucks and is currently under considerati

HINO requested that the agencies consider the HILS model as the industry
- wide test method

The HILS model is currently being evaluated for its uses as a part of the WP29 GTR on heavy duty truck fuel e fficiency. agencies agreed to consider the above requests. 55 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142

Hino, EPA, and DOT and heavy
- duty Seiichi Yamaguchi, Yoshihide Takenaka, Akira Harada, Chikako Sato, Richard Gezelle

to discuss the possibility of using improved approaches for During the meeting, Hino provided a detailed overview on hardware in the loop simulation (HILS) certification. HINO also evaluation by the agencies. Hino offered to provide a copy of the : the duty cycles do not sing modeling is a more feasible The HILS model is one alternative approach that can be used for evaluating hybrid trucks and is currently under considerati on by the wide test method The HILS model is currently being evaluated for its uses as a part of