On July 16, 2009, Senator Bingaman introduced comprehensive energy legislation that includes the following vehicle-related sections:
Subtitle E – Vehicle Technology Deployment
Sec. 151 – Transportation Roadmap Study
Sec. 152 – Vehicle technology and recharging infrastructure
Sec. 153 – Electric drive transportation standardization
Sec. 154 – Pilot program for plug-in hybrid drive vehicles for federal fleets
Sec. 155 – Study of end of useful life options for motor vehicle batteries.
Sec. 422 – Domestic vehicle battery manufacturing research
Sec. 423 – Lightweight materials research.
The bill was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on 7/16 under General Orders.
