SEC. 
102. 
SENSING 
AND 
COMMUNICATIONS 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
The Secretary, in coordination with the relevant re-
search programs of other Federal agencies, shall conduct 
research, development, engineering, and demonstration ac-
tivities on connectivity of vehicle and transportation sys-
tems, including on sensing, computation, communication, 
and actuation technologies that allow for reduced fuel use, 
optimized traffic flow, and vehicle electrification, including 
technologies for— 
(1) onboard vehicle, engine, and component 
sensing and actuation; 
(2) vehicle-to-vehicle sensing and communica-
tion; 
(3) vehicle-to-infrastructure sensing and com-
munication; and 
(4) vehicle integration with the electrical grid. 
SEC. 103. MANUFACTURING. 
The Secretary shall carry out a research, develop-
ment, engineering, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation program of advanced vehicle manufacturing tech-
nologies and practices, including innovative processes to— 
(1) increase the production rate and decrease 
the cost of advanced battery manufacturing; 
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(2) vary the capability of individual manufac-
turing facilities to accommodate different battery 
chemistries and configurations; 
(3) reduce waste streams, emissions, and energy 
intensity of vehicle, engine, advanced battery and 
component manufacturing processes; 
(4) recycle and remanufacture used batteries 
and other vehicle components for reuse in vehicles or 
stationary applications; 
(5) produce cost-effective lightweight materials 
such as advanced metal alloys, polymeric composites, 
and carbon fiber; 
(6) produce lightweight high pressure storage 
systems for gaseous fuels; 
(7) design and manufacture purpose-built hy-
drogen and fuel cell vehicles and components; 
(8) improve the calendar life and cycle life of 
advanced batteries; and 
(9) produce permanent magnets for advanced 
vehicles. 
SEC. 104. USER TESTING FACILITIES. 
Activities under this Act may include construction, 
expansion, or modification of new and existing vehicle, en-
gine, and component research and testing facilities for— 
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(1) testing or simulating interoperability of a 
variety of vehicle components and systems; 
(2) subjecting whole or partial vehicle platforms 
to fully representative duty cycles and operating con-
ditions; 
(3) developing and demonstrating a range of 
chemistries and configurations for advanced vehicle 
battery manufacturing; and 
(4) developing and demonstrating test cycles for 
new and alternative fuels, and other advanced vehi-
cle technologies. 
SEC. 105. REPORTING. 
(a) TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter through 2017, the Secretary of Energy 
shall transmit to Congress a report regarding the tech-
nologies developed as a result of the activities authorized 
by this title, with a particular emphasis on whether the 
technologies were successfully adopted for commercial ap-
plications, and if so, whether products relying on those 
technologies are manufactured in the United States. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—At the end of each fis-
cal year through 2017 the Secretary shall submit to the 
relevant congressional committees of jurisdiction an an-
nual report describing activities undertaken in the pre-
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vious year under this title, active industry participants, ef-
forts to recruit new participants committed to design, en-
gineering, and manufacturing of advanced vehicle tech-
nologies in the United States, progress of the program in 
meeting goals and timelines, and a strategic plan for fund-
ing of activities across agencies. 
TITLE II—MEDIUM- AND HEAVY- 
DUTY 
COMMERCIAL 
AND 
TRANSIT VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in partnership 
with relevant research and development programs in other 
Federal agencies, and a range of appropriate industry 
stakeholders, shall carry out a program of cooperative re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities on advanced technologies for medium- 
to heavy-duty commercial, vocational, recreational, and 
transit vehicles, including activities in the areas of— 
(1) engine efficiency and combustion research; 
(2) on board storage technologies for com-
pressed and liquefied natural gas; 
(3) development and integration of engine tech-
nologies designed for natural gas operation of a vari-
ety of vehicle platforms; 
(4) waste heat recovery and conversion; 
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(5) improved aerodynamics and tire rolling re-
sistance; 
(6) energy and space-efficient emissions control 
systems; 
(7) heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in hy-
brid, and electric platforms, and energy storage 
technologies; 
(8) drivetrain optimization; 
(9) friction and wear reduction; 
(10) engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduc-
tion; 
(11) electrification of accessory loads; 
(12) onboard sensing and communications tech-
nologies; 
(13) advanced lightweighting materials and ve-
hicle designs; 
(14) increasing load capacity per vehicle; 
(15) thermal management of battery systems; 
(16) recharging infrastructure; 
(17) compressed natural gas infrastructure; 
(18) advanced internal combustion engines; 
(19) complete vehicle modeling and simulation; 
(20) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including 
fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hy-
drogen infrastructure; 
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