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This page contains bills sponsored by presidential contenders.
Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
A bill to promote the future of the American automobile industry, and for other purposes. ADVANCED ENERGY INITIATIVE FOR VEHICLES:- To enable and promote, in partnership with industry, comprehensive development, demonstration, and commercialization of a wide range of electric drive components, systems, and vehicles using diverse electric drive transportation technologies;
- to make critical public investments to help private industry, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and research institutions to expand innovation, industrial growth, and jobs in the United States;
- to accelerate the widespread commercialization of all types of electric drive vehicle technology into all sizes and applications of vehicles, including commercialization of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles; and
- to improve the energy efficiency of and reduce the petroleum use in transportation.
The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for electric drive transportation technology, including:- high-capacity, high-efficiency batteries;
- control system development and power train development and integration for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles, and engine dominant hybrid electric vehicles;
- nanomaterial technology applied to both battery and fuel cell systems;
- large-scale demonstrations, testing, and evaluation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in different applications with different batteries and control systems, including military applications; mass market passenger and light-duty truck applications; private fleet applications; and medium- and heavy-duty applications.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18.
- Topic: Technology
- Headline: Fund nanomaterial research project for car batteries
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Fund nanomaterial research project for car batteries
(Score: 1)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
Democrats
participating in 07-S1055 |
| Joe Biden |
s1i | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Tom Carper |
s2o | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
Independents
participating in 07-S1055 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
2
Republicans:
3
Independents:
0 |
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