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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1085 (Introduced in Senate) — To support research, development, and other activities to develop innovative vehicle technologies, and for other purp... · Sec. 8

Sec. 8. Medium- and heavy-duty commercial and transit vehicles program

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The Secretary, in partnership with relevant research and development programs in other Federal agencies, and a range of appropriate industry stakeholders, shall carry out a program of cooperative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities on advanced technologies for medium- to heavy-duty commercial, vocational, recreational, and transit vehicles, including activities in the areas of— engine efficiency and combustion research; onboard storage technologies for compressed and liquefied natural gas; development and integration of engine technologies designed for natural gas operation of a variety of vehicle platforms; waste heat recovery and conversion; improved aerodynamics and tire rolling resistance; energy and space-efficient emissions control systems; mild hybrid, heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in hybrid, and electric platforms, and energy storage technologies; drivetrain optimization; friction and wear reduction; engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduction; electrification of accessory loads; onboard sensing and communications technologies; advanced lightweighting materials and vehicle designs; increasing load capacity per vehicle; thermal management of battery systems; recharging infrastructure; compressed natural gas infrastructure; advanced internal combustion engines; complete vehicle and power pack modeling, simulation, and testing; hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure, including hydrogen energy storage to enable renewables and provide hydrogen for fuel and power; retrofitting advanced technologies onto existing truck fleets; advanced boosting systems; engine down speeding; and integration of these and other advanced systems onto a single truck and trailer platform.
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