Activities performed in the Near Term Hybrid Vehicle (NTHV) program which studied the technical, economic, and fuel conservation aspects of replacing new 1985 full sized passenger cars in the US with automobiles having combination heat engines and electric motor power are summarized. These studies included NTHV design for the body power units, transmission system, and controls; evaluation of alternative strategies; the fuel conservation expected; goals for vehicle performance, safety and reliability; economic analysis, and mathematical models for use in the computer-aided design of the optimum performance NTHV. (LCL)

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Julie LaBar makes life on a merry-go-round look like pure fun at the 1979 State Fair of Oklahoma."

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Complete results, from raw data to interpretation to recommendations, of a program to investigate the use of multiblade slurry sawing to produce silicon wafers from ingots are presented. During the course of this program, the commercially available state of the art process was improved by 20% in terms of area of silicon wafers produced from an ingot. The process was improved 34% on an experimental basis. Production of 20 wafers per centimeter length of 100 mm diameter ingot is now possible on a production basis. Economic analyses presented show that further improvements are necessary to approach the desired wafer costs, mostly reduction in expendable materials costs. Tests which indicate that such reduction is possble are included, although demonstration of such reduction was not completed. A new, large capacity saw was designed and tested. Performance comparable with current equipment (in terms of number of wafers/cm) was demonstrated. Improved performance was partially demonstrated, but problems (both mechanical and of unknown origin) precluded full demonstration of improved performance.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ray Goldsby is heading south - all the way from Edmond to Moore"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Taking Shape - The Grand River Dam Authority's $289 million coal-fired generating plant takes shape in northeast Oklahoma as one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken in the state Construction is taking place near Chouteau and is due to be in operation by mid-1981."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma Cityan Nancy E. Jones prefers the new bus system to commuter parking woes."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lampposts, tree and flowers will help transform Grover Cleveland Arts Institute into the Golden Era Saturday when the institute and Sera present a benefit fashion show and party."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "University of Oklahoma researchers Fred Human, left, and Dr. John Erdreich test sound equipment used in experiments attempting to show relationship between smoking and hearing."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Coal Boom - This massive coal-fired electric generating plant, under construction near Chouteau in northeastern Oklahoma, won't be providing power to Grand River Dam Authority customers until after Mid-1981, but in the meantime it's pumping a lot of money and activity into the economy of the area, which is straining to cope with the new-found prosperity."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Proud grandparents and father , from, left, Roy C. Lytle , Forrest Dail Harper .."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma State Fair 1978-1979"

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma State Fair 1978-1979"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Lacy McLarry and Thomas Carey"

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma State Fair 1978-1979"

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma State Fair 1978-1979"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Planned parenthood Association of Oklahoma City recently celebrated the 100 birthday of Margaret Sanger, who started America's first birth control clinic."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fourth-grade teacher Claire Kerschner, who joined hundreds of teachers in the Oklahoma City's first teachers strike, hangs a batik in preparation for an art show by the formerly protesting teachers."

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.