§2702 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

Sets short meanings for key words used in this chapter. Advanced automobile propulsion system: an energy-conversion system (engine and drivetrain) that uses advanced technology and is suitable for an advanced automobile. Developer: any person doing research or other work to develop advanced automobile technology. Fuel: any energy source that can power a car. Fuel economy: the average distance a car goes per unit of fuel, measured by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under testing rules, and those tests must be done together with the exhaust-emissions tests required by section 7525 of title 42. Intermodal adaptability: features that let a car be used or carried by other transport modes. Reliability: (A) the typical time and distance a car can run before major repair is needed, and (B) how easy it is to find and fix problems after a failure or accident. Safety: how the propulsion system or its equipment protects people from unreasonable risk of accidents or of death or serious injury in a crash. State: any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or any other U.S. territory or possession.

Title 15, §2702

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

As used in this chapter, the term—

(1)“advanced automobile propulsion system” means an energy conversion system, including engine and drive train, which utilizes advanced technology and is suitable for use in an advanced automobile;

(2)“developer” means any person engaged in whole or in part in research or other efforts directed toward the development of advanced automobile technology;

(3)“fuel” means any energy source capable of propelling an automobile;

(4)“fuel economy” refers to the average distance traveled in representative driving conditions by an automobile per unit of fuel consumed, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with test procedures which shall be established by rule and shall require that fuel economy tests be conducted in conjunction with the exhaust emissions tests mandated by section 7525 of title 42;

(5)“intermodal adaptability” refers to any characteristics of an automobile which enable it to be operated or carried, or which facilitate its operation or carriage, by or on an alternative mode or other system of transportation;

(6)“reliability” refers to (A) the average time and distance over which normal automobile operation can be expected without significant repair or replacement of parts, and (B) the ease of diagnosis and repair of an automobile, its systems, and parts in the event of failure during use or damage from an accident;

(7)“safety” refers to the performance of an automobile propulsion system or equipment in such a manner that the public is protected against unreasonable risk of accident and against unreasonable risk of death or bodily injury in case of accident;

(8)“State” means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or any other territory or possession of the United States.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 7525 of title 42, referred to in par. (4), was in the original “section 206 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857f–5)”, meaning act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, § 206, as added Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, § 8(a), 84 Stat. 1694, which was formerly classified to section 1857f–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and which is classified to section 7525 of Title 42 pursuant to the general revision of the Clean Air Act by Pub. L. 95–95, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 685.

§2702 Definitions

Summary

Title 15, §2702

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Citations & Metadata