15 USC § 2505 - Research and development

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s2505"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 2505 - Research and development"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "2505"
section_name: "Research and development"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(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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# § 2505. Research and development

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—

**(1)** energy storage technology, including batteries and their potential for convenient recharging;

**(2)** vehicle control systems and overall design for energy conservation, including the use of regenerative braking;

**(3)** urban design and traffic management to promote maximum transportation-related energy conservation and minimum transportation-related degradation of the environment; and

**(4)** vehicle design which emphasizes durability, length of practical lifetime, ease of repair, and interchangeability and replaceability of parts.

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**Source Credit**: (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.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

“Secretary of Energy” substituted in text for “Administrator” pursuant to , see Codification note set out under .