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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§2510 Use of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles by Federal Agencies

Title 15 › CHAPTER 52 — ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION › § 2510

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Postmaster General, the GSA Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, and other federal agency heads must study whether electric and hybrid vehicles can do some or all agency work and must add them to their fleets as soon as possible. When buying these vehicles, agencies must count total life costs and cleaner-air benefits. If a vehicle is technically viable but not fully cost-competitive, the Secretary of Energy may pay the extra purchase and operating costs for the demonstration program in section 2506.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §2510

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal agencies shall—
(1)carry out a study of the practicability of using electric and hybrid vehicles in the performance of some or all of the functions of their agencies; and
(2)arrange for the introduction of electric and hybrid vehicles into their fleets as soon as possible.
For competitive procurement purposes in purchasing such vehicles, life-cycle costing and any beneficial air pollution control characteristics of electric and hybrid vehicles shall be fully taken into account. If the head of the agency involved determines that electric or hybrid vehicles are technologically practicable, but that they are not completely economically competitive with conventional vehicles, the Secretary of Energy may, for purposes of the demonstration program described in section 2506 of this title, pay to such agency the incremental costs of the electric or hybrid vehicles, including differential operating costs.

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Transfer of Functions

“Secretary of Energy” substituted in text for “Administrator” pursuant to section 301(a) of Pub. L. 95–91, see Codification note set out under section 2502 of this title.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 2510

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110