Sec. 6. City cars
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Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17011 ), as amended by sections 4 and 5 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation in consultation with the Secretary, appropriate Federal agencies, and interested stakeholders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, shall study, and submit a report to Congress on the benefits, including the petroleum savings of, and barriers to, the widespread deployment of a potential new class of vehicles known as City Cars with performance capability that exceeds that of low speed vehicles but is less than that of passenger vehicles, and that may be battery electric, fuel cell electric, or plug-in hybrid electric drive vehicles.
Such study shall examine, and such report shall recommend, appropriate safety requirements for such vehicles based on patterns of usage. Such study shall examine the benefits and issues associated with limiting City Cars to a maximum speed of 35 mph, 45 mph, 55 mph, or any other maximum speed, and such report shall make a recommendation regarding the maximum speed of such City Cars. .
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