93 STAT. 1336 Report to Congress.
PUBLIC LAW 96-185—JAN. 7, 1980
alleviate such problems. The Administrator shall report the results of such investigation to the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act. ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION ACT AMENDMENTS
Evaluation program.
Regulations.
Average fuel economy, calculation procedures.
S E C 18. Section 13(c) of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2512(c)) is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs: "(1) The Secretary of Energy in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized and directed to conduct a seven-year evaluation program of the inclusion of electric vehicles, as defined in section 512(b)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2012(b)(2)), in the calculation of average fuel economy pursuant to section 503(a)(1) and (2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2003(a)(1) and (2)) to determine the value and implications of such inclusion as an incentive for the early initiation of industrial engineering development and initial commercialization of electric vehicles in the United States. The evaluation program shall be conducted in parallel with the research and development activities of section 6 and demonstration activities of section 7 (15 U.S.C. 2505 and 2506) to provide all necessary information no later than January 1, 1987, for the private sector and Federal, State and local officials to make required decisions for the full commercialization of electric vehicles in the United States. "(2) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation, shall implement immediately the evaluation program by promulgating, within sixty days of enactment of the Act, regulations to include electric vehicles in average fuel economy calculations under section 503(a)(1) and (2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act. The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2003), as amended, is further amended by adding a new section 503(a)(3) (15 U.S.C. 2003(a)(3)), which reads as follows: " '(3) In the event that a manufacturer manufactures electric vehicles, as defined in section 512(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 2012(b)(2)), the average fuel economy will be calculated under 503(a)(1) and (2) to include equivalent petroleum based fuel economy values for various classes of electric vehicles in the following manner: " '(A) The Secretary of Energy will determine equivalent petroleum based fuel economy values for various classes of electric vehicles. Determination of these fuel economy values will take into account the following parameters:
- "(i) the approximate electrical energy efficiency of
the vehicles considering the vehicle type, mission, and weight; " *(ii) the national average electricity generation and transmission efficiencies; " *(iii) the need of the Nation to conserve all forms of energy, and the relative scarcity and value to the Nation of all fuel used to generate electricity; " '(iv) the specific driving patterns of electric vehicles as compared with those of petroleum fueled vehicles.
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