Sec. 6. Vehicle energy storage system safety program
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In coordination with the program under section 4, the Secretary shall support a program of research, development, and demonstration of vehicle energy storage safety and reliability. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall support activities to— examine the mechanisms that lead to vehicle energy storage system safety and reliability incidents; develop new materials to improve overall vehicle energy storage system safety and abuse tolerance; perform abuse testing; advance and perform testing techniques; demonstrate detailed failure analyses; mitigate vehicle energy storage cell and system failures, including hydrogen fuel storage tanks; and develop crush-induced battery safety protocols and technical standards to improve robustness.