1. Technology Task Group Update – 14 April 1 White papers Advanced alcohol outline review Artificial Photosynthesis draft paper available. Webex, Wed 20 April Cyanobacteria, Macro algae drafted and w/ John Benemann and biofuels team for review Draft LNG safety expected soon Wed briefings April 13,– DOE Briefing from Lee Slezak on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Activities. April, 20 – Artificial Photosynthesis, White Paper by Victoria L. Gunderson and Michael R. Wasielewski Department of Chemistry and Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center (note: this is our first white paper webex) April 27 – Briefing from Lynn Orr on the Future of Transportation Fuels. May 25, 2011 – Briefing from Melanie A. Kenderdine on the MIT Gas Study. Trying to schedule BMW light weighting technology L1’s Final Expert Review on September 1 st with dinner on 31 August in Boston at MIT Will put sub group chapters on L1 site for review on 1 May

2. Study Briefings Conducted 2 Scheduled/to be scheduled April 13,– DOE Briefing from Lee Slezak on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Activities April, 20 – Artificial Photosynthesis, White Paper by Victoria L. Gunderson and Michael R. Wasielewski Department of Chemistry and Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center (note: this is our first white paper webex) April 27 – Briefing from Lynn Orr on the Future of Transportation Fuels May 25, 2011 – Briefing from Melanie A. Kenderdine on the MIT Gas Study Trying to schedule BMW light weighting technology Completed (summaries and materials available on NPC site) Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy AEF: Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass EERE Vehicle Technologies Program- Energy Storage, Power Electronics & Electric Machines, and the Hybrid and Vehicle Systems by Stephen Boyd, Dave Howell, and Lee Slezak America's Energy Future: Energy Efficiency Technologies: Opportunities, Risks, and Tradeoffs EERE: Advanced Combustion Engines Technologies Program, Gupreet Singh / Fuels & Lubricants Technologies Programs, Kevin Stork National Academies Briefing on MD/HD Vehicles by Andrew Brown EERE Biomass Program Briefing by Valerie Sarisky-Reed EERE Clean Cities Briefing by Dennis Smith DOE/FE Coal Fuels Program by Dan Driscoll Toyota/MIT "Visualizing US Urbanization and Transportation Trends". Study NA- Assessment of Resource Needs for Development of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology & Potential Impacts of PHEVs ARPA-E Briefing, Overview by Arun Majumdar, Batteries by Dave Danielson, and Biofuels by Eric Toone National Academies study, Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: Third Report, by Vernon Roan DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Program Briefing Pew Center on Global Climate Change’s study, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation, by Steve Plotkin (summary in progress) Briefing on the possibilities and challenges of RNG as a transport fuel- Sources, Capacities/Resources, Benefits, Barriers by Jim Wegrzyn of Brookhaven National Laboratory (summary in progress) February 23, 2011 – Briefing on the DARPA Biofuels Program by Program Manager, Dr. Robert Mantz. March 16, 2011 – Accenture’s studies, Electrification Pilots and The United States and China: The Race to Disruptive Transport Technologies, Implications of a changing fuel mix on country competitiveness EPA Briefing on LDV and CO2 Emissions Efforts DOE EV Infrastructure Activities