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§13285 Reports to Congress

Title 42 › Chapter 134— ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter IV— ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLES › Part A— Electric Motor Vehicle Commercial Demonstration Program › § 13285

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must report to Congress each year on how demonstration projects are helping speed up development and use of electric motor vehicles. Within 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must also send a report on ways to encourage buying and using electric motor vehicles that covers costs (including batteries and replacement batteries), ways to lower or share those costs, and recommendations for laws and agency actions.

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Title 42, §13285

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(a)The Secretary shall report annually to Congress on the progress being made, through demonstration projects supported under this part, to accelerate the development and use of electric motor vehicles.

(b)Within 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on methods for encouraging the purchase and use of electric motor vehicles. Such report shall—

(1)address the potential cost of purchasing and maintaining electric motor vehicles, including the initial cost of the batteries and the cost of replacement batteries;

(2)identify methods for reducing, subsidizing, or sharing such costs; and

(3)include recommendations for legislative and administrative measures to encourage the purchase and use of electric motor vehicles.

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42 U.S.C. § 13285

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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