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John German

John German

Senior Fellow / US Co-Lead
john@theicct.org
Works out of: Ann Arbor
Started w/ ICCT in: 2009

Background
John German’s focus is on technology innovation and U.S. policy development. Mr. German has been involved with advanced technology and efficiency since joining Chrysler in 1976, where he spent 8 years in Powertrain Engineering working on fuel economy issues. He then spent 13 years doing research and writing regulations for EPA’s Office of Mobile Sources’ laboratory in Ann Arbor, MI, followed by 11 years as Manager of Environmental and Energy Analyses for American Honda Motor Company. Mr. German is the author of a variety of technical papers and a book on hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles published by SAE. He was the first recipient of the Barry D. McNutt award, presented annually by SAE for Excellence in Automotive Policy Analysis. He has a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Michigan and got over half way through an M.B.A. before he came to his senses.

Recent Work

  • From Laboratory to Road

    White paper

    2013.05.27

    Comparison of official and "real-world" fuel consumption and CO2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States, which shows that the average discrepancy between them rose from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

  • Mass reduction impacts on EU cost curves

    Working paper

    2013.02.04

    Summarizes impacts of new vehicle mass reduction data on CO2 benefit and cost curves for light-duty vehicles in Europe, 2020–2025, and the effect that regulatory structures which do not fully reward or penalize manufacturers for the influences of changes in vehicle mass might have on overall compliance costs of CO2 standards. Third in a series.

  • EU cost curve development methodology

    Working paper

    2012.11.05

    Summarizes the methodology used to develop technology benefit and cost curves for EU light-duty vehicles in 2020–2025.

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