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07-S1055 on Mar 29, 2007

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:
1. high-capacity, high-efficiency batteries;
2. 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;
3. nanomaterial technology applied to both battery and fuel cell systems;
4. 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. Question 18: Prioritize green energy Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
• Topic: Technology
• Headline: Fund nanomaterial research project for car batteries (Score: 1)
• Headline 2: Fund nanomaterial research project for car batteries (Score: 1)
  
  
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