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type: "LegalText"
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title: "15 U.S.C. § 2505"
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description: "Research and development"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "52"
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chapter_name: "ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION"
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section: "2505"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 2505"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 2505 - Research and development
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## Text
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The Secretary of Energy, acting through appropriate agencies and contractors, shall initiate and provide for the conduct of research and development in areas related to electric and hybrid vehicles, including—
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(1) energy storage technology, including batteries and their potential for convenient recharging;
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(2) vehicle control systems and overall design for energy conservation, including the use of regenerative braking;
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(3) urban design and traffic management to promote maximum transportation-related energy conservation and minimum transportation-related degradation of the environment; and
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(4) vehicle design which emphasizes durability, length of practical lifetime, ease of repair, and interchangeability and replaceability of parts.
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(Pub. L. 94–413, § 6, Sept. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 1263; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Transfer of Functions “Secretary of Energy” substituted in text for “Administrator” pursuant to section 301(a) of Pub. L. 95–91, see Codification note set out under section 2502 of this title.
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