To promote advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles and vehicle components.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) provide loan guarantees for the construction of facilities for the manufacture of advanced vehicle batteries and battery systems; (2) provide grants to state governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, air pollution control districts, or private or nonprofit entities to carry out projects to encourage the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies; (3) develop a nationwide electric drive transportation education program; (4) make grants to owners of domestic motor vehicle manufacturing or production facilities for the production of plug-in hybrid electric motors or conversion modules to convert vehicles to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and (5) provide loans to eligible entities to carry out qualified electric transportation projects. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide grants to hybrid component manufacturers to encourage domestic production of plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to: (1) revise the definition of "alternative fueled vehicle" to include medium or heavy duty hybrid vehicles for purposes of provisions requiring the acquisition of such vehicles for federal and state fleets; and (2) allow a credit to a fleet that, or covered person who, acquires certain electric drive vehicles. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study, and report to Congress on, the benefits of and barriers to widespread use of plug-in hybrid electric drive vehicles and plug-in electric drive vehicles (city cars).

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 3 August 2007

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 3 August 2007

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• Reported to House without amendment, Part I

  summary · EN · 3 August 2007

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 2007

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  Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 July 2007

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