Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/976

 89 STAT. 916

"Retrofit device."

PUBLIC LAW 94-163—DEC. 22, 1975 " (1) the effect of any retrofit device on fuel economy; " (2) the effect of any such device on emissions of air pollutants; and "(3) any other information which the Administrator determines to be relevant in evaluating such device. Such summary and conclusions shall also be submitted to the Secretary and the Federal Trade Commission. "(d) Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, the E P A Administrator shall, by rule, establish— "(1) testing and other procedures for evaluating the extent to which retrofit devices affect fuel economy and emissions of air pollutants, and " (2) criteria for evaluating the accuracy of fuel economy representations made with respect to retrofit devices. "(e) For purposes of this section the term 'retrofit device' means any component, equipment, or other device— "(1) which is designed to be installed in or on an automobile (as an addition to, as a replacement for, or through alteration or modification of, any original component, equipment, or other device); and "(2) which any manufacturer, dealer, or distributor of such device represents will provide higher fuel economy than would have resulted with the automobile as originally equipped, as determined under rules of the Administrator. Such term also includes a fuel additive for use in an automobile. <REPORTS (

15 USC 2012.

"Electric vehicle."

TO CONGRESS

"SEC. 512. (a) Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress and the President a comprehensive report setting forth findings and containing conclusions and recommendations with respect to (1) a requirement that each new automobile be equipped with a fuel flow instrument reading directly in miles per gallon, and (2) the most feasible means of equipping used automobiles with such instruments. Such report shall include an examination of the effectiveness of such instruments in promoting voluntary reductions in fuel consumption, the cost of such instruments, means of encouraging automobile purchasers to voluntarily purchase automobiles equipped with such instruments, and any other factor bearing on the cost and effectiveness of such instruments and their use. "(b)(1) Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress and the President a comprehensive report setting forth findings and containing conclusions and recommendations with respect to whether or not electric vehicles and other vehicles not consuming fuel (as defined in the first sentence of section 501(5)) should be covered by this part. Such report shall include an examination of the extent to which any such tehicle should be included under the provisions of this part, the manner in which energy requirements of such vehicles may be compared with energy requirements of fuel-consuming vehicles, the extent to which inclusion of such vehicles would stimulate their production and introduction into commerce, and any recommendations for legislative action. "(2) As used in this subsection, the term 'electric vehicle' means a vehicle powered primarily by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current.".

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