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Calendar No. 622 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2843 

[Report No. 111–335] 

To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and 

commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 7, 2009 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. NELSON

of Florida, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. BAYH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—VEHICLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 101. Program. 

Sec. 102. Sensing and communications technologies. 

Sec. 103. Manufacturing. 

Sec. 104. User testing facilities. 

Sec. 105. Reports. 

Sec. 106. Innovative Automotive Demonstration Program. 

TITLE II—MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY COMMERCIAL AND 

TRANSIT VEHICLES 

Sec. 201. Program. 

Sec. 202. Class 8 truck and trailer systems demonstration. 

Sec. 203. Technology testing and metrics. 

Sec. 204. Nonroad systems pilot program. 

TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (1) according to the Energy Information Ad9 ministration, the transportation sector accounts for 

10 approximately 28 percent of the United States pri11 mary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, 

12 and 24 percent of global oil demand; 

13 (2) the United States transportation sector is 

14 over 95 percent dependent on petroleum, and over 


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1 60 percent of petroleum demand is met by imported 

2 supplies; 

3 (3) United States heavy truck fuel consumption 

4 will increase 23 percent by 2030, while overall trans5 portation energy use will decline by 1 percent; 

6 (4) the domestic automotive and commercial ve7 hicle manufacturing sectors have increasingly limited 

8 resources for research, development, and engineering 

9 of advanced technologies; 

10 (5) domestic vehicle, engine, and component 

11 manufacturers are playing a more important role in 

12 vehicle technology development, and should be better 

13 integrated into Federal research efforts; 

14 (6) priorities for vehicle technologies research of 

15 the Department of Energy have shifted drastically in 

16 recent years among diesel hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell 

17 vehicles, and plug-in electric hybrids, with little con18 tinuity among the vehicle technologies; 

19 (7) the integration of vehicle, communication, 

20 and infrastructure technologies has great potential 

21 for efficiency gains through better management of 

22 the total transportation system; and 

23 (8) the Federal Government should balance the 

24 role of the Federal Government in researching 

25 longer-term exploratory concepts and developing 


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1 nearer-term transformational technologies for do2 mestic-made vehicles. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

4 (1) to develop and promote the deployment of 

5 technologies and practices that— 

6 (A) improve the fuel efficiency and emis7 sions of all vehicles produced in the United 

8 States; and 

9 (B) reduce vehicle reliance on petroleum10 based fuels; 

11 (2) to support domestic research, development, 

12 demonstration, deployment, engineering, and com13 mercial application and domestic manufacturing of 

14 advanced vehicles, engines, and components; 

15 (3) to enable vehicles to move larger volumes of 

16 goods and more passengers with less energy and 

17 emissions; 

18 (4) to develop cost-effective advanced tech19 nologies for wide-scale utilization throughout the 

20 passenger, commercial, government, and transit ve21 hicle sectors; 

22 (5) to allow for greater consumer choice of do23 mestic-made vehicle technologies and fuels; 

24 (6) to shorten technology development and inte25 gration cycles in the domestic vehicle industry; 


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1 (7) to ensure a proper balance and diversity of 

2 Federal investment in domestic-made vehicle tech3 nologies; 

4 (8) to promote the integration of intelligent ve5 hicle technologies with infrastructure-based informa6 tion and communications systems and the electrical 

7 grid; and 

8 (9) to strengthen partnerships between Federal 

9 and State governmental agencies and the private 

10 and academic sectors. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

14 means the Department of Energy. 

15 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

16 the Secretary of Energy. 

17 TITLE I—VEHICLE RESEARCH 

18 AND DEVELOPMENT 

19 SEC. 101. PROGRAM. 

20 (a) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro21 gram of basic and applied research, development, engi22 neering, demonstration, and commercial application activi23 ties on materials, technologies, and processes with the po24 tential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use 


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1 by, and emissions from, passenger and commercial vehicles 

2 of the United States, including activities in the areas of— 

3 (1) hybridization or full electrification of vehicle 

4 systems; 

5 (2) batteries and other energy storage devices; 

6 (3) power electronics; 

7 (4) vehicle, component, and subsystem manu8 facturing technologies and processes; 

9 (5) engine efficiency and combustion optimiza10 tion; 

11 (6) waste heat recovery; 

12 (7) transmission and drivetrains; 

13 (8) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel 

14 cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen 

15 infrastructure; 

16 (9) aerodynamics, rolling resistance, and acces17 sory power loads of vehicles and associated equip18 ment; 

19 (10) vehicle weight reduction, including light20 weight materials; 

21 (11) friction and wear reduction; 

22 (12) engine and component durability; 

23 (13) innovative propulsion systems; 

24 (14) advanced boosting systems; 

25 (15) hydraulic hybrid technologies; 


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1 (16) engine compatibility with and optimization 

2 for a variety of transportation fuels, including liquid 

3 and gaseous fuels; 

4 (17) predictive engineering, modeling, and sim5 ulation of vehicle and transportation systems; 

6 (18) refueling and charging infrastructure for 

7 alternative fueled and electric or plug-in electric hy8 brid vehicles, including the unique challenges facing 

9 rural areas; 

10 (19) gaseous fuels storage system integration 

11 and optimization; 

12 (20) sensing, communications, and actuation 

13 technologies for vehicle, electrical grid, and infra14 structure; 

15 (21) efficient use and recycling of rare earth 

16 materials and reduction of precious metals and other 

17 high-cost materials in vehicles; 

18 (22) aftertreatment technologies; 

19 (23) thermal management of battery systems; 

20 (24) retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies 

21 to existing vehicles; 

22 (25) development of common standards, speci23 fications, and architectures for both transportation 

24 and stationary battery applications; 


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1 (26) development of innovative materials, in2 cluding constructive, connective, and reinforcing ve3 hicle components; and 

4 (27) other research areas, as determined by the 

5 Secretary. 

6 (b) TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.—The Sec7 retary, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor8 tation (if appropriate), shall ensure that the Department 

9 continues to support domestic research, development, en10 gineering, demonstration, and commercial application ac11 tivities and maintains competency in mid- to long-term 

12 transformational vehicle technologies with the potential to 

13 achieve deep reductions in petroleum use and emissions, 

14 including activities in the areas of— 

15 (1) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel 

16 cells, internal combustion engines, hydrogen storage, 

17 infrastructure, and activities in hydrogen technology 

18 validation and safety codes and standards; 

19 (2) multiple battery chemistries and novel en20 ergy storage devices, including nonchemical batteries 

21 and electromechanical storage technologies such as 

22 hydraulics, flywheels, bipolar design, and compressed 

23 air storage; 

24 (3) communication and connectivity among ve25 hicles, infrastructure, and the electrical grid; 


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1 (4) lightweight vehicles and materials; and 

2 (5) other innovative technologies research and 

3 development, as determined by the Secretary. 

4 (c) INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 

6 practicable, activities under this Act shall be carried 

7 out in partnership or collaboration with— 

8 (A) automotive manufacturers; 

9 (B) heavy commercial and transit vehicle 

10 manufacturers; 

11 (C) qualified plug-in electric vehicle manu12 facturers; 

13 (D) vehicle and engine equipment and 

14 component manufacturers; 

15 (E) manufacturing equipment manufactur16 ers; 

17 (F) advanced vehicle service providers; 

18 (G) fuel producers and energy suppliers; 

19 (H) electric utilities; 

20 (I) institutions of higher education; 

21 (J) National Laboratories; and 

22 (K) independent research laboratories. 

23 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this 

24 Act, the Secretary shall— 


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1 (A) determine whether a wide range of 

2 companies that manufacture or assemble vehi3 cles or components in the United States are 

4 represented in ongoing public private partner5 ship activities, including firms that have not 

6 traditionally participated in federally sponsored 

7 research and development activities, and if 

8 practicable, partner with such firms that con9 duct a substantial portion of relevant research 

10 and development activities in the United States; 

11 (B) leverage the capabilities and resources 

12 of, and formalize partnerships with, industry13 led stakeholder organizations, nonprofit organi14 zations, industry consortia, and trade associa15 tions with expertise in the research and develop16 ment of, and education and outreach activities 

17 in, advanced automotive and commercial vehicle 

18 technologies; 

19 (C) develop more efficient processes for 

20 transferring research findings and technologies 

21 to industry; 

22 (D) give consideration to conversion of ex23 isting or former vehicle technology development 

24 or manufacturing facilities for the purposes of 

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1 ships dedicated to overcoming barriers in com2 mercial application of transformational vehicle 

3 technologies that use such industry-led facili4 ties; 

5 (E) promote efforts to ensure that tech6 nologies developed under this Act are produced 

7 in the United States; and 

8 (F) establish public-private partnerships 

9 dedicated to overcoming barriers to the com10 mercial application of transformational vehicle 

11 technologies, using existing industry-led domes12 tic technology development facilities of entities 

13 with demonstrated expertise in successfully de14 signing and engineering precommercial genera15 tions of such transformational technology. 

16 (d) INTERAGENCY AND INTRAAGENCY COORDINA17 TION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 

18 shall coordinate research, development, engineering, dem19 onstration, and commercial application activities among— 

20 (1) relevant programs within the Department, 

21 including— 

22 (A) the Office of Energy Efficiency and 

23 Renewable Energy; 

24 (B) the Office of Science; 


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1 (C) the Office of Electricity Delivery and 

2 Energy Reliability; 

3 (D) the Office of Fossil Energy; 

4 (E) the Advanced Research Projects Agen5 cy—Energy; and 

6 (F) other offices, as determined by the 

7 Secretary; and 

8 (2) relevant technology research and develop9 ment programs within the Department of Transpor10 tation and other Federal agencies, as determined by 

11 the Secretary. 

12 (e) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.—In co13 ordinating activities, the Secretary shall ensure, to the 

14 maximum extent practicable, that activities do not dupli15 cate activities of other programs within the Department 

16 or other relevant research agencies. 

17 (f) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION OF TECH18 NOLOGIES.—The Secretary shall make information avail19 able to procurement programs of Federal agencies regard20 ing the potential to demonstrate technologies resulting 

21 from activities funded through programs under this Act. 

22 (g) INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION.—The 

23 Secretary shall seek opportunities to leverage resources 

24 and support initiatives of State and local governments in 


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1 developing and promoting advanced vehicle technologies, 

2 manufacturing, and infrastructure. 

3 SEC. 102. SENSING AND COMMUNICATIONS TECH4 NOLOGIES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 

6 with the Secretary of Transportation and relevant re7 search programs of other Federal agencies, shall conduct 

8 research, development, engineering, and demonstration ac9 tivities on connectivity of domestic vehicle and transpor10 tation systems, including on sensing, computation, com11 munication, actuation, and information technologies that 

12 allow for reduced fuel use, optimized traffic flow, improved 

13 freight logistics, and vehicle electrification, including tech14 nologies for— 

15 (1) onboard vehicle, engine, and component 

16 sensing and actuation; 

17 (2) vehicle-to-vehicle sensing and communica18 tion; 

19 (3) vehicle-to-infrastructure sensing and com20 munication; 

21 (4) vehicle integration with the electrical grid; 

22 and 

23 (5) driver-to-vehicle integration and commu24 nication. 


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1 (b) COORDINATION.—The activities carried out under 

2 this section should supplement, and not duplicate, activi3 ties under the intelligent transportation system research 

4 program of the Department of Transportation. 

5 SEC. 103. MANUFACTURING. 

6 The Secretary shall carry out a research, develop7 ment, engineering, demonstration, and commercial appli8 cation program of domestic advanced vehicle manufac9 turing technologies and practices, including innovative 

10 processes to— 

11 (1) increase the production rate and decrease 

12 the cost of advanced battery manufacturing; 

13 (2) vary the capability of individual manufac14 turing facilities to accommodate different battery 

15 chemistries and configurations; 

16 (3) reduce waste streams, emissions, and en17 ergy-intensity of vehicle, engine, advanced battery, 

18 and component manufacturing processes; 

19 (4) recycle and remanufacture used batteries 

20 and other vehicle components for reuse in vehicles or 

21 stationary applications; 

22 (5) produce cost-effective lightweight materials, 

23 such as advanced metal alloys, polymeric composites, 

24 and carbon fiber; 


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1 (6) produce lightweight high pressure storage 

2 systems for gaseous fuels; 

3 (7) design and manufacture purpose-built hy4 drogen and fuel cell vehicles and components; 

5 (8) improve the calendar life and cycle life of 

6 advanced batteries; and 

7 (9) produce permanent magnets for advanced 

8 vehicles. 

9 SEC. 104. USER TESTING FACILITIES. 

10 Activities under this Act may include domestic con11 struction, expansion, or modification of new and existing 

12 vehicle, engine, and component research and testing facili13 ties for— 

14 (1) testing or simulating interoperability of a 

15 variety of vehicle components and systems; 

16 (2) subjecting whole or partial vehicle platforms 

17 to fully representative duty cycles and operating con18 ditions; 

19 (3) developing and demonstrating a range of 

20 chemistries and configurations for advanced vehicle 

21 battery manufacturing; and 

22 (4) developing and demonstrating test cycles for 

23 new and alternative fuels and other advanced vehicle 

24 technologies. 


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1 SEC. 105. REPORTS. 

2 (a) TECHNOLOGIES.—Not later than 18 months after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 

4 through calendar year 2015, the Secretary shall submit 

5 to Congress a report regarding the technologies developed 

6 as a result of the activities authorized by this title, with 

7 a particular emphasis on— 

8 (1) whether the technologies were successfully 

9 adopted for commercial applications; and 

10 (2) if so, whether those technologies are manu11 factured in the United States. 

12 (b) ACTIVITIES.—At the end of each fiscal year the 

13 Secretary shall submit to the relevant Congressional com14 mittees of jurisdiction an annual report on activities un15 dertaken during the fiscal year under this title, includ16 ing— 

17 (1) active industry participants; 

18 (2) efforts to recruit new participants; 

19 (3) progress of the program in meeting goals 

20 and timelines; and 

21 (4) a strategic plan for funding of activities 

22 across agencies. 

23 SEC. 106. INNOVATIVE AUTOMOTIVE DEMONSTRATION 

24 PROGRAM. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 

26 Innovative Automotive Demonstration Program, within 


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1 the Vehicle Technologies Program, to encourage the intro2 duction of new domestic-made advanced technology vehi3 cles into the marketplace that are designed in their en4 tirety to achieve very high energy efficiency but still pro5 vide the capabilities required by consumers in the United 

6 States. 

7 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Program established 

8 under this section shall encourage— 

9 (1) the introduction of new light duty vehicles 

10 into the marketplace that are capable of achieving 

11 energy efficiencies significantly greater than required 

12 under applicable and pending corporate average fuel 

13 economy standards; and 

14 (2) the use of materials and manufacturing 

15 techniques that minimize environmental impacts. 

16 (c) AWARDS.—Awards under this section shall be 

17 made on a competitive basis for demonstration of domes18 tic-made vehicles that— 

19 (1) are primarily for use on public streets, 

20 roads, and highways and are not manufactured pri21 marily for off-road use; 

22 (2) meet all Federal safety requirements; 

23 (3) achieve at least 70 miles per gallon or the 

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1 (4) provide vehicle performance that is judged 

2 acceptable to consumers in the United States; 

3 (5) be affordable to consumers in the United 

4 States; 

5 (6) use materials and manufacturing processes 

6 that minimize environmental impacts; 

7 (7) meet all Federal and State emission re8 quirements; and 

9 (8) provide new high technology engineering 

10 and production employment opportunities. 

11 TITLE II—MEDIUM AND HEAVY 

12 DUTY COMMERCIAL AND 

13 TRANSIT VEHICLES 

14 SEC. 201. PROGRAM. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in partnership 

16 with relevant research and development programs in other 

17 Federal agencies and a range of appropriate industry 

18 stakeholders, shall carry out a program of cooperative re19 search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap20 plication activities on advanced technologies for medium21 to heavy-duty commercial, recreational, and transit vehi22 cles, including activities in the areas of— 

23 (1) engine efficiency and combustion research; 

24 (2) onboard storage technologies for compressed 

25 and liquefied natural gas; 


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1 (3) development and integration of engine tech2 nologies designed for natural gas operation of a vari3 ety of vehicle platforms; 

4 (4) waste heat recovery and conversion; 

5 (5) improved aerodynamics and tire rolling re6 sistance; 

7 (6) energy and space-efficient emissions control 

8 systems; 

9 (7) heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in hy10 brid, and electric platforms, and energy storage 

11 technologies; 

12 (8) drivetrain optimization; 

13 (9) friction and wear reduction; 

14 (10) engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduc15 tion; 

16 (11) electrification of accessory loads; 

17 (12) onboard sensing and communications tech18 nologies; 

19 (13) advanced lightweight materials and vehicle 

20 designs; 

21 (14) increasing load capacity per vehicle; 

22 (15) thermal management of battery systems; 

23 (16) recharging infrastructure; 

24 (17) complete vehicle modeling and simulation; 


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1 (18) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including 

2 fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hy3 drogen infrastructure; 

4 (19) retrofitting advanced technologies onto ex5 isting truck fleets; and 

6 (20) integration of those and other advanced 

7 systems onto a single truck and trailer platform. 

8 (b) DIRECTOR.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint 

10 a full-time Director to coordinate research, develop11 ment, demonstration, and commercial application ac12 tivities in medium- to heavy-duty commercial, rec13 reational, and transit vehicle technologies. 

14 (2) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

15 (A) improve coordination and develop con16 sensus between government agency and indus17 try partners, and propose new processes for 

18 program management and priority setting to 

19 better align activities and budgets among part20 ners; 

21 (B) regularly conduct workshops, site vis22 its, demonstrations, conferences, investor fo23 rums, and other events in which information 

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1 (C) develop a budget for activities of the 

2 Department regarding the interagency program 

3 established under this title, and provide con4 sultation and guidance on vehicle technology 

5 funding priorities across agencies; 

6 (D) determine a process for reviewing pro7 gram technical goals, targets, and timetables 

8 and, if applicable, aided by life-cycle impact and 

9 cost analysis, propose revisions or elimination 

10 based on program progress, available funding, 

11 and rate of technology adoption; 

12 (E) evaluate ongoing activities of the pro13 gram and recommend project modifications, in14 cluding the termination of projects, if applica15 ble; 

16 (F) recruit new industry participants to 

17 the interagency program, including truck, trail18 er, and component manufacturers who have not 

19 traditionally participated in federally sponsored 

20 research and technology development activities; 

21 and 

22 (G) other responsibilities, as determined by 

23 the Secretary, in consultation with interagency 

24 and industry partners. 


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1 (c) REPORTS.—At the end of each fiscal year, the 

2 Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report that 

3 describes activities undertaken during the fiscal year 

4 under this title, including— 

5 (1) active industry participants; 

6 (2) efforts to recruit new participants; 

7 (3) progress of the program in meeting goals 

8 and timelines; and 

9 (4) a strategic plan for funding of activities 

10 across agencies. 

11 SEC. 202. CLASS 8 TRUCK AND TRAILER SYSTEMS DEM12 ONSTRATION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

14 competitive grant program to demonstrate the integration 

15 of multiple advanced technologies on Class 8 truck and 

16 trailer platforms with a goal of improving overall freight 

17 efficiency, as measured in tons and volume of freight 

18 hauled or other work performance-based metrics, by 50 

19 percent, through a combination of technologies described 

20 in section 201(a). 

21 (b) APPLICANT TEAMS.—Applicant teams may be 

22 comprised of truck and trailer manufacturers, engine and 

23 component manufacturers, fleet customers, information 

24 and communications technology manufacturers and pro25 viders, researchers of institutions of higher education, and 


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1 other applicants, as appropriate, for the development and 

2 demonstration of integrated Class 8 truck and trailer sys3 tems. 

4 SEC. 203. TECHNOLOGY TESTING AND METRICS. 

5 The Secretary, in coordination with the partners of 

6 the interagency research program described in section 

7 201(a)— 

8 (1) shall develop standard testing procedures 

9 and technologies for evaluating the performance of 

10 advanced heavy vehicle technologies under a range of 

11 representative duty cycles and operating conditions, 

12 including heavy hybrid propulsion systems; 

13 (2) shall evaluate heavy vehicle performance 

14 using work performance-based metrics other than 

15 metrics based on miles per gallon, including— 

16 (A) metrics based on units of volume and 

17 weight transported for freight applications; and 

18 (B) appropriate metrics based on perform19 ance on nonroad systems; and 

20 (3) may construct heavy duty truck and bus 

21 testing facilities. 

22 SEC. 204. NONROAD SYSTEMS PILOT PROGRAM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

24 pilot program of research, development, demonstration, 

25 and commercial applications of technologies to improve 


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1 total machine or system efficiency for nonroad mobile 

2 equipment, including agricultural and construction equip3 ment. 

4 (b) INFORMATION TRANSFER.—In carrying out this 

5 section, the Secretary shall seek opportunities to transfer 

6 relevant research findings and technologies between the 

7 nonroad and on-highway equipment and vehicle sectors. 

8 TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF 

9 APPROPRIATIONS 

10 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec12 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

13 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

14 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ad15 vanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2010’’. 

16 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 

17 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—VEHICLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 101. Program. 

Sec. 102. Sensing and communications technologies. 

Sec. 103. Manufacturing. 

Sec. 104. User testing facilities. 

Sec. 105. Reports. 

Sec. 106. Innovative Automotive Demonstration Program. 

TITLE II—MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY COMMERCIAL AND TRANSIT 

VEHICLES 

Sec. 201. Program. 

Sec. 202. Class 8 truck and trailer systems demonstration. 

Sec. 203. Technology testing and metrics. 


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Sec. 204. Nonroad systems pilot program. 

TITLE III—ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING 

INCENTIVE PROGRAM 

Sec. 301. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program. 

TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS VEHICLES 

Sec. 401. Natural gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration projects. 

Sec. 402. Study of increasing natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles in 

Federal fleet. 

TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 502. Cost-sharing requirement. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

3 (1) according to the Energy Information Admin4 istration, the transportation sector accounts for ap5 proximately 28 percent of the United States primary 

6 energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, and 24 

7 percent of global oil demand; 

8 (2) the United States transportation sector is 

9 over 95 percent dependent on petroleum, and over 60 

10 percent of petroleum demand is met by imported sup11 plies; 

12 (3) United States heavy truck fuel consumption 

13 will increase 23 percent by 2030, while overall trans14 portation energy use will decline by 1 percent; 

15 (4) the domestic automotive and commercial ve16 hicle manufacturing sectors have increasingly limited 

17 resources for research, development, and engineering 

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1 (5) domestic vehicle, engine, and component 

2 manufacturers are playing a more important role in 

3 vehicle technology development, and should be better 

4 integrated into Federal research efforts; 

5 (6) priorities for vehicle technologies research of 

6 the Department of Energy have shifted drastically in 

7 recent years among diesel hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell 

8 vehicles, and plug-in electric hybrids, with little con9 tinuity among the vehicle technologies; 

10 (7) the integration of vehicle, communication, 

11 and infrastructure technologies has great potential for 

12 efficiency gains through better management of the 

13 total transportation system; and 

14 (8) the Federal Government should balance the 

15 role of the Federal Government in researching longer16 term exploratory concepts and developing nearer-term 

17 transformational technologies for domestic-made vehi18 cles. 

19 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

20 (1) to reform and reorient the vehicle tech21 nologies programs of the Department of Energy; 

22 (2) to develop and promote the deployment of 

23 technologies and practices that— 


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1 (A) improve the fuel efficiency and emis2 sions of all vehicles produced in the United 

3 States; and 

4 (B) reduce vehicle reliance on petroleum5 based fuels; 

6 (3) to support domestic research, development, 

7 demonstration, deployment, engineering, and commer8 cial application and domestic manufacturing of ad9 vanced vehicles, engines, and components; 

10 (4) to enable vehicles to move larger volumes of 

11 goods and more passengers with less energy and emis12 sions; 

13 (5) to develop cost-effective advanced technologies 

14 for wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, 

15 commercial, government, and transit vehicle sectors; 

16 (6) to allow for greater consumer choice of do17 mestic-made vehicle technologies and fuels; 

18 (7) to shorten technology development and inte19 gration cycles in the domestic vehicle industry; 

20 (8) to ensure a proper balance and diversity of 

21 Federal investment in domestic-made vehicle tech22 nologies; 

23 (9) to promote the integration of intelligent vehi24 cle technologies with infrastructure-based information 


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1 and communications systems and the electrical grid; 

2 and 

3 (10) to strengthen partnerships between Federal 

4 and State governmental agencies and the private and 

5 academic sectors. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis9 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ10 mental Protection Agency. 

11 (2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

12 means the Department of Energy. 

13 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of Energy. 

15 TITLE I—VEHICLE RESEARCH 

16 AND DEVELOPMENT 

17 SEC. 101. PROGRAM. 

18 (a) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the Vehicle Tech19 nologies Program of the Department, the Secretary shall 

20 conduct basic and applied research, development, engineer21 ing, demonstration, and commercial application activities 

22 on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential 

23 to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use by, and 

24 emissions from, passenger and commercial vehicles of the 

25 United States, including activities in the areas of— 


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1 (1) hybridization or full electrification of vehicle 

2 systems; 

3 (2) batteries, ultracapacitors, and other energy 

4 storage devices; 

5 (3) power electronics; 

6 (4) vehicle, component, and subsystem manufac7 turing technologies and processes; 

8 (5) engine efficiency and combustion optimiza9 tion; 

10 (6) waste heat recovery; 

11 (7) transmission and drivetrains; 

12 (8) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel 

13 cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen 

14 infrastructure; 

15 (9) aerodynamics, rolling resistance, and acces16 sory power loads of vehicles and associated equip17 ment; 

18 (10) vehicle weight reduction, including light19 weight materials; 

20 (11) friction and wear reduction; 

21 (12) engine and component durability; 

22 (13) innovative propulsion systems; 

23 (14) advanced boosting systems; 

24 (15) hydraulic hybrid technologies; 


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1 (16) engine compatibility with and optimization 

2 for a variety of transportation fuels, including liquid 

3 and gaseous fuels; 

4 (17) predictive engineering, modeling, and sim5 ulation of vehicle and transportation systems; 

6 (18) refueling and charging infrastructure for al7 ternative fueled and electric or plug-in electric hybrid 

8 vehicles, including the unique challenges facing rural 

9 areas; 

10 (19) gaseous fuels storage system integration and 

11 optimization; 

12 (20) sensing, communications, and actuation 

13 technologies for vehicle, electrical grid, and infrastruc14 ture; 

15 (21) efficient use and recycling of rare earth ma16 terials and reduction of precious metals and other 

17 high-cost materials in vehicles; 

18 (22) aftertreatment technologies; 

19 (23) thermal management of battery systems; 

20 (24) retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies to 

21 existing vehicles; 

22 (25) development of common standards, speci23 fications, and architectures for both transportation 

24 and stationary battery applications; 


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1 (26) development of innovative materials, includ2 ing constructive, connective, and reinforcing vehicle 

3 components; and 

4 (27) other research areas, as determined by the 

5 Secretary. 

6 (b) TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.—The Sec7 retary, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor8 tation (if appropriate), shall ensure that the Department 

9 continues to support domestic research, development, engi10 neering, demonstration, and commercial application activi11 ties and maintains competency in mid- to long-term trans12 formational vehicle technologies with the potential to 

13 achieve deep reductions in petroleum use and emissions, in14 cluding activities in the areas of— 

15 (1) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel 

16 cells, internal combustion engines, hydrogen storage, 

17 infrastructure, and activities in hydrogen technology 

18 validation and safety codes and standards; 

19 (2) multiple battery chemistries and novel energy 

20 storage devices, including nonchemical batteries and 

21 electromechanical storage technologies such as hydrau22 lics, flywheels, bipolar design, and compressed air 

23 storage; 

24 (3) communication and connectivity among ve25 hicles, infrastructure, and the electrical grid; 


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1 (4) lightweight vehicles and materials; and 

2 (5) other innovative technologies research and de3 velopment, as determined by the Secretary. 

4 (c) INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent prac6 ticable, activities under this Act shall be carried out 

7 in partnership or collaboration with— 

8 (A) automotive manufacturers; 

9 (B) heavy commercial and transit vehicle 

10 manufacturers; 

11 (C) qualified plug-in electric vehicle manu12 facturers; 

13 (D) vehicle and engine equipment and com14 ponent manufacturers; 

15 (E) manufacturing equipment manufactur16 ers; 

17 (F) advanced vehicle service providers; 

18 (G) fuel producers and energy suppliers; 

19 (H) electric utilities; 

20 (I) institutions of higher education; 

21 (J) National Laboratories; and 

22 (K) independent research laboratories. 

23 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this Act, 

24 the Secretary shall— 


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1 (A) determine whether a wide range of com2 panies that manufacture or assemble vehicles or 

3 components in the United States are represented 

4 in ongoing public private partnership activities, 

5 including firms that have not traditionally par6 ticipated in federally sponsored research and de7 velopment activities, and if practicable, partner 

8 with such firms that conduct a substantial por9 tion of relevant research and development activi10 ties in the United States; 

11 (B) leverage the capabilities and resources 

12 of, and formalize partnerships with, industry-led 

13 stakeholder organizations, nonprofit organiza14 tions, industry consortia, and trade associations 

15 with expertise in the research and development 

16 of, and education and outreach activities in, ad17 vanced automotive and commercial vehicle tech18 nologies; 

19 (C) develop more efficient processes for 

20 transferring research findings and technologies to 

21 industry; 

22 (D) give consideration to conversion of ex23 isting or former vehicle technology development 

24 or manufacturing facilities for the purposes of 

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1 dedicated to overcoming barriers in commercial 

2 application of transformational vehicle tech3 nologies that use such industry-led facilities; 

4 (E) promote efforts to ensure that tech5 nologies developed under this Act are produced 

6 in the United States; and 

7 (F) establish public-private partnerships 

8 dedicated to overcoming barriers to the commer9 cial application of transformational vehicle tech10 nologies, using existing industry-led domestic 

11 technology development facilities of entities with 

12 demonstrated expertise in successfully designing 

13 and engineering precommercial generations of 

14 such transformational technology. 

15 (d) INTERAGENCY AND INTRAAGENCY COORDINA16 TION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 

17 shall coordinate research, development, engineering, dem18 onstration, and commercial application activities among— 

19 (1) relevant programs within the Department, 

20 including— 

21 (A) the Office of Energy Efficiency and Re22 newable Energy; 

23 (B) the Office of Science; 

24 (C) the Office of Electricity Delivery and 

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1 (D) the Office of Fossil Energy; 

2 (E) the Advanced Research Projects Agen3 cy—Energy; and 

4 (F) other offices, as determined by the Sec5 retary; and 

6 (2) relevant technology research and development 

7 programs within the Department of Transportation 

8 and other Federal agencies, as determined by the Sec9 retary. 

10 (e) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.—In coordi11 nating activities, the Secretary shall ensure, to the max12 imum extent practicable, that activities do not duplicate 

13 activities of other programs within the Department or other 

14 relevant research agencies. 

15 (f) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES.— 

16 The Secretary shall make information available to procure17 ment programs of Federal agencies regarding the potential 

18 to demonstrate technologies resulting from activities funded 

19 through programs under this Act. 

20 (g) INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION.—The Sec21 retary shall seek opportunities to leverage resources and 

22 support initiatives of State and local governments in devel23 oping and promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manu24 facturing, and infrastructure. 


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1 SEC. 102. SENSING AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 

3 with the Secretary of Transportation and relevant research 

4 programs of other Federal agencies, shall conduct research, 

5 development, engineering, and demonstration activities on 

6 connectivity of domestic vehicle and transportation systems, 

7 including on sensing, computation, communication, actu8 ation, and information technologies that allow for reduced 

9 fuel use, optimized traffic flow, improved freight logistics, 

10 and vehicle electrification, including technologies for— 

11 (1) onboard vehicle, engine, and component sens12 ing and actuation; 

13 (2) vehicle-to-vehicle sensing and communica14 tion; 

15 (3) vehicle-to-infrastructure sensing and commu16 nication; 

17 (4) vehicle integration with the electrical grid; 

18 and 

19 (5) driver-to-vehicle integration and communica20 tion. 

21 (b) COORDINATION.—The activities carried out under 

22 this section should supplement, and not duplicate, activities 

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1 SEC. 103. MANUFACTURING. 

2 The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, 

3 engineering, demonstration, and commercial application 

4 program of domestic advanced vehicle manufacturing tech5 nologies and practices, including innovative processes to— 

6 (1) increase the production rate and decrease the 

7 cost of advanced battery manufacturing; 

8 (2) vary the capability of individual manufac9 turing facilities to accommodate different battery 

10 chemistries and configurations; 

11 (3) reduce waste streams, emissions, and energy12 intensity of vehicle, engine, advanced battery, and 

13 component manufacturing processes; 

14 (4) recycle and remanufacture used batteries and 

15 other vehicle components for reuse in vehicles or sta16 tionary applications; 

17 (5) produce cost-effective lightweight materials, 

18 such as advanced metal alloys, polymeric composites, 

19 and carbon fiber; 

20 (6) produce lightweight high pressure storage 

21 systems for gaseous fuels; 

22 (7) design and manufacture purpose-built hydro23 gen and fuel cell vehicles and components; 

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1 (9) produce permanent magnets for advanced ve2 hicles. 

3 SEC. 104. USER TESTING FACILITIES. 

4 Activities under this Act may include domestic con5 struction, expansion, or modification of new and existing 

6 vehicle, engine, and component research and testing facili7 ties for— 

8 (1) testing or simulating interoperability of a 

9 variety of vehicle components and systems; 

10 (2) subjecting whole or partial vehicle platforms 

11 to fully representative duty cycles and operating con12 ditions; 

13 (3) developing and demonstrating a range of 

14 chemistries and configurations for advanced vehicle 

15 battery manufacturing; and 

16 (4) developing and demonstrating test cycles for 

17 new and alternative fuels and other advanced vehicle 

18 technologies. 

19 SEC. 105. REPORTS. 

20 (a) TECHNOLOGIES.—Not later than 18 months after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 

22 through calendar year 2015, the Secretary shall submit to 

23 Congress a report regarding the technologies developed as 

24 a result of the activities authorized by this title, with a par25 ticular emphasis on— 


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1 (1) whether the technologies were successfully 

2 adopted for commercial applications; and 

3 (2) if so, whether those technologies are manufac4 tured in the United States. 

5 (b) ACTIVITIES.—At the end of each fiscal year the Sec6 retary shall submit to the relevant Congressional commit7 tees of jurisdiction an annual report on activities under8 taken during the fiscal year under this title, including— 

9 (1) active industry participants; 

10 (2) efforts to recruit new participants; 

11 (3) progress of the program in meeting goals and 

12 timelines; and 

13 (4) a strategic plan for funding of activities 

14 across agencies. 

15 SEC. 106. INNOVATIVE AUTOMOTIVE DEMONSTRATION PRO16 GRAM. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an In18 novative Automotive Demonstration Program, within the 

19 Vehicle Technologies Program, to encourage the introduc20 tion of new domestic-made advanced technology vehicles 

21 into the marketplace that are designed in their entirety to 

22 achieve very high energy efficiency but still provide the ca23 pabilities required by consumers in the United States. 

24 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Program established under 

25 this section shall encourage— 


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1 (1) the introduction of new light duty vehicles 

2 into the marketplace that are capable of achieving en3 ergy efficiencies significantly greater than required 

4 under applicable and pending corporate average fuel 

5 economy standards; and 

6 (2) the use of materials and manufacturing tech7 niques that minimize environmental impacts. 

8 (c) AWARDS.—Awards under this section shall be made 

9 on a competitive basis for demonstration of domestic-made 

10 vehicles that— 

11 (1) are primarily for use on public streets, roads, 

12 and highways and are not manufactured primarily 

13 for off-road use; 

14 (2) meet all Federal safety requirements; 

15 (3) achieve at least 70 miles per gallon or the 

16 equivalent on drive cycle of the Environmental Pro17 tection Agency; 

18 (4) provide vehicle performance that is judged 

19 acceptable to consumers in the United States; 

20 (5) be affordable to consumers in the United 

21 States; 

22 (6) use materials and manufacturing processes 

23 that minimize environmental impacts; 

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1 (8) provide new high technology engineering and 

2 production employment opportunities. 

3 TITLE II—MEDIUM AND HEAVY 

4 DUTY COMMERCIAL AND 

5 TRANSIT VEHICLES 

6 SEC. 201. PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 21st Century 

8 Truck Partnership of the Department, the Secretary, in 

9 partnership with relevant research and development pro10 grams in other Federal agencies and a range of appropriate 

11 industry stakeholders, shall conduct cooperative research, 

12 development, demonstration, and commercial application 

13 activities on advanced technologies for medium- to heavy14 duty commercial, recreational, and transit vehicles, includ15 ing activities in the areas of— 

16 (1) engine efficiency and combustion research; 

17 (2) onboard storage technologies for compressed 

18 and liquefied natural gas; 

19 (3) development and integration of engine tech20 nologies designed for natural gas operation of a vari21 ety of vehicle platforms; 

22 (4) waste heat recovery and conversion; 

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1 (6) energy and space-efficient emissions control 

2 systems; 

3 (7) heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in hy4 brid, and electric platforms, and energy storage tech5 nologies; 

6 (8) drivetrain optimization; 

7 (9) friction and wear reduction; 

8 (10) engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduc9 tion; 

10 (11) electrification of accessory loads; 

11 (12) onboard sensing and communications tech12 nologies; 

13 (13) advanced lightweight materials and vehicle 

14 designs; 

15 (14) increasing load capacity per vehicle; 

16 (15) thermal management of battery systems; 

17 (16) recharging infrastructure; 

18 (17) complete vehicle modeling and simulation; 

19 (18) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel 

20 cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen 

21 infrastructure; 

22 (19) retrofitting advanced technologies onto exist23 ing truck fleets; and 

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1 (b) DIRECTOR.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint a 

3 full-time Director to coordinate research, development, 

4 demonstration, and commercial application activities 

5 in medium- to heavy-duty commercial, recreational, 

6 and transit vehicle technologies. 

7 (2) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

8 (A) improve coordination and develop con9 sensus between government agency and industry 

10 partners, and propose new processes for program 

11 management and priority setting to better align 

12 activities and budgets among partners; 

13 (B) regularly conduct workshops, site visits, 

14 demonstrations, conferences, investor forums, and 

15 other events in which information and research 

16 findings are shared among program participants 

17 and interested stakeholders; 

18 (C) develop a budget for activities of the De19 partment regarding the interagency program es20 tablished under this title, and provide consulta21 tion and guidance on vehicle technology funding 

22 priorities across agencies; 

23 (D) determine a process for reviewing pro24 gram technical goals, targets, and timetables 

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1 cost analysis, propose revisions or elimination 

2 based on program progress, available funding, 

3 and rate of technology adoption; 

4 (E) evaluate ongoing activities of the pro5 gram and recommend project modifications, in6 cluding the termination of projects, if applicable; 

7 and 

8 (F) other responsibilities, as determined by 

9 the Secretary, in consultation with interagency 

10 and industry partners. 

11 (c) REPORTS.—At the end of each fiscal year, the Sec12 retary shall submit to Congress an annual report that de13 scribes activities undertaken during the fiscal year under 

14 this title, including— 

15 (1) active industry participants; 

16 (2) progress of the program in meeting goals and 

17 timelines; and 

18 (3) a strategic plan for funding of activities 

19 across agencies. 

20 SEC. 202. CLASS 8 TRUCK AND TRAILER SYSTEMS DEM21 ONSTRATION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a com23 petitive grant program to demonstrate the integration of 

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1 ciency, as measured in tons and volume of freight hauled 

2 or other work performance-based metrics, by 50 percent, 

3 through a combination of technologies described in section 

4 201(a). 

5 (b) APPLICANT TEAMS.—Applicant teams may be 

6 comprised of truck and trailer manufacturers, engine and 

7 component manufacturers, fleet customers, information and 

8 communications technology manufacturers and providers, 

9 researchers of institutions of higher education, and other 

10 applicants, as appropriate, for the development and dem11 onstration of integrated Class 8 truck and trailer systems. 

12 SEC. 203. TECHNOLOGY TESTING AND METRICS. 

13 The Secretary, in coordination with the partners of the 

14 21st Century Truck Partnership of the Department— 

15 (1) shall develop standard testing procedures and 

16 technologies for evaluating the performance of ad17 vanced heavy vehicle technologies under a range of 

18 representative duty cycles and operating conditions, 

19 including heavy hybrid propulsion systems; 

20 (2) shall evaluate heavy vehicle performance 

21 using work performance-based metrics other than 

22 metrics based on miles per gallon, including— 

23 (A) metrics based on units of volume and 

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1 (B) appropriate metrics based on perform2 ance on nonroad systems; and 

3 (3) may construct heavy duty truck and bus test4 ing facilities. 

5 SEC. 204. NONROAD SYSTEMS PILOT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

7 pilot program of research, development, demonstration, and 

8 commercial applications of technologies to improve total 

9 machine or system efficiency for nonroad mobile equipment, 

10 including agricultural and construction equipment. 

11 (b) INFORMATION TRANSFER.—In carrying out this 

12 section, the Secretary shall seek opportunities to transfer 

13 relevant research findings and technologies between the 

14 nonroad and on-highway equipment and vehicle sectors. 

15 TITLE III—ADVANCED TECH16 NOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC17 TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM 

18 SEC. 301. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC19 TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

20 Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security 

21 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended— 

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1 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

2 through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), re3 spectively, and indenting appropriately; 

4 (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) 

5 (as redesignated by clause (i)), by striking 

6 ‘‘means an ultra efficient vehicle or a light 

7 duty vehicle that meets—’’ and inserting 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘means— 

10

11 ‘‘(A) an ultra efficient vehicle or a light 

12 duty vehicle that meets—’’; 

13

14

15 (iii) in clause (iii) (as redesignated by 

16 clause (i)), by striking the period at the end 

17 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

18 (iv) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) a vehicle such as a medium-duty or 

20 heavy-duty work truck, bus, or rail transit vehi21 cle that— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) meets each applicable emissions 

2 standard that is established as of the date of 

3 the application; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) as determined by the Secretary, 

5 the deployment of which will reduce con6 sumption of motor fuels by 25 percent or 

7 more, as compared to current surface trans8 portation technologies that perform a simi9 lar function, unless the Secretary deter10 mines that— 

11 ‘‘(I) the percentage is not achiev12 able for a vehicle type or class; and 

13 ‘‘(II) an alternative percentage for 

14 that vehicle type or class will result in 

15 substantial reductions in motor fuel 

16 consumption.’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘equipment and’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘equipment,’’; and 

20 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, and manufacturing 

21 process equipment’’ after ‘‘suppliers’’; and 

22 (C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(4) QUALIFYING COMPONENTS.—The term 

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1 or groups of subsystems that the Secretary determines 

2 to— 

3 ‘‘(A) be designed for improving fuel econ4 omy of advanced technology vehicles; and 

5 ‘‘(B) contribute measurably to the overall 

6 fuel economy of the advanced technology vehi7 cles.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

9 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to automobile’’ and in10 serting ‘‘to advanced technology vehicle’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by 

12 striking ‘‘a total of not more than $ 25,000,000,000 

13 in’’; 

14 (4) in subsection (h)— 

15 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘AUTOMOBILE’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED

17 TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘auto19 mobiles’’ each place it appears and inserting 

20 ‘‘advanced technology vehicles’’; and 

21 (5) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in22 serting ‘‘2015’’. 


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1 TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS 

2 VEHICLES 

3 SEC. 401. NATURAL GAS VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOP4 MENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 

6 with the Administrator, shall conduct a program of natural 

7 gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration. 

8 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program con9 ducted under this section are to focus on— 

10 (1) the continued improvement and development 

11 of new, cleaner, more efficient light-duty, medium12 duty, and heavy-duty natural gas and vehicle en13 gines; 

14 (2) the integration of those engines into light15 duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty natural gas vehi16 cles for onroad and offroad applications; 

17 (3) the expansion of product availability by as18 sisting manufacturers with the certification of the en19 gines or vehicles described in paragraph (1) or (2) to 

20 comply with Federal or California certification re21 quirements and in-use emission standards; 

22 (4) the demonstration and proper operation and 

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1 (5) the development and improvement of nation2 ally recognized codes and standards for the continued 

3 safe operation of vehicles described in paragraph (2) 

4 and the components of the vehicles; 

5 (6) the improvement in the reliability and effi6 ciency of natural gas fueling station infrastructure; 

7 (7) the certification of natural gas fueling sta8 tion infrastructure to nationally recognized and in9 dustry safety standards; 

10 (8) the improvement in the reliability and effi11 ciency of onboard natural gas fuel storage systems; 

12 (9) the development of new natural gas fuel stor13 age materials; 

14 (10) the certification of onboard natural gas fuel 

15 storage systems to nationally recognized and industry 

16 safety standards; and 

17 (11) the use of natural gas engines in hybrid ve18 hicles. 

19 (c) CERTIFICATION OF AFTERMARKET CONVERSION

20 SYSTEMS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi22 nate with the Administrator on issues relating to 

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1 priate Federal certification requirements and in-use 

2 emission standards. 

3 (2) STREAMLINED CERTIFICATION.—For pur4 poses of paragraph (1), streamlined certification shall 

5 include providing aftermarket conversion system 

6 manufacturers the option to continue to sell and in7 stall systems on engines and test groups for which the 

8 manufacturers have previously received a certificate 

9 of conformity without having to request a new certifi10 cate in future years. 

11 (d) COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH INDUS12 TRY.—In developing and carrying out the program under 

13 this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the natural 

14 gas vehicle industry to ensure, to the maximum extent prac15 ticable, cooperation between the public and the private sec16 tor. 

17 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The program under this section 

18 shall be conducted in accordance with sections 3001 and 

19 3002 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13541, 

20 13542). 

21 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the ap23 propriate committees of Congress a report on the implemen24 tation of this section. 


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1 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

3 this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 

4 through 2015. 

5 SEC. 402. STUDY OF INCREASING NATURAL GAS AND LIQUE6 FIED PETROLEUM GAS VEHICLES IN FEDERAL 

7 FLEET. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General 

9 Services, in consultation with the Administrator and the 

10 Secretary, shall conduct a study of the means by which the 

11 Federal fleet could increase the number of light-, medium12 , and heavy-duty natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas 

13 vehicles in the fleet. 

14 (b) COMPONENTS.—In conducting the study, the Ad15 ministrator of General Services shall— 

16 (1) take into consideration Executive Order 

17 13514 (74 Fed. Reg. 52117; relating to Federal lead18 ership in environmental, energy, and economic per19 formance) requiring agencies to meet a 30-percent re20 duction in vehicle fleet petroleum use by 2020; 

21 (2) assess— 

22 (A) the barriers to increasing the number of 

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1 (B) the potential for maximizing the use of 

2 natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles 

3 in the fleet; 

4 (C) the expected reductions in petroleum use 

5 and greenhouse gas emissions as part of the po6 tential impacts of increasing natural gas and 

7 liquefied petroleum in the fleet; and 

8 (D) the lifecycle costs involved in fleet con9 versions, including the cost savings from reduced 

10 fuel consumption; 

11 (3) provide a separate analysis of the potential 

12 costs of installing the specific fueling infrastructure 

13 required to increase natural gas and liquefied petro14 leum gas in the fleet; and 

15 (4) include feasibility assessments for increasing 

16 the number of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty nat17 ural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles in the 

18 fleet over a base period of 10 years and accelerated 

19 periods of 3 and 5 years. 

20 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Serv22 ices shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

23 a report on the results of the study conducted under this 

24 section. 


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•S 2843 RS

1 TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF 

2 APPROPRIATIONS 

3 SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec5 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

6 SEC. 502. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT. 

7 The activities carried out under this Act shall be sub8 ject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 988 of the 

9 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352). 


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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2843 

[Report No. 111–335] 

A BILL 

To provide for a program of research, development, 

hicle technologies at the Department of Energy. demonstration, and commercial application in veSEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Reported with an amendment 


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