3.0.0 938 2020-01-29T20:36:19Z 2020-01-29T20:36:20Z Senate S S 2011-05-10 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-10T20:26:55Z Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011 112 2399 HR 2011-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Related bill CRS 2011-05-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2011-05-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2841) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2011-05-10 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2011-05-10 True Energy Advanced technology and technological innovations Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Energy research Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Motor vehicles Research administration and funding Research and development Energy 00 2011-05-10 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-18T15:00:21Z Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive program to provide between three and seven grants of up to $3 million in each of three years to advance research and development and to demonstrate technologies, including plug-in hybrid technology, for advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles (vehicles with a gross weight between 14,000 and 33,000 pounds that are fueled, in part, by a rechargeable energy storage system). Requires grant recipients to: (1) conduct research and demonstrate advanced hybrid technology by producing or retrofitting advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles, and (2) demonstrate advanced manufacturing processes and technologies by producing or retrofitting 50 advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles.

Requires the Secretary: (1) to conduct research into alternative power train designs for use in advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles; and (2) acting through the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Laboratories and Technology Centers, to establish a pilot program to research and test the effects on the domestic electric power grid of the widespread use of plug-in hybrid vehicles, including those that are advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles.

Amends the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary to conduct an applied research program on energy storage systems to support vehicles with a gross weight over 16,000 pounds.

]]> Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011 Display Title Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s938is/xml/BILLS-112s938is.xml 2011-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.