42 U.S.C. § 13271 : US Code - Section 13271: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13271 : US Code - Section 13271: Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter -
(1) the term "antitrust laws" means the Acts set forth in
section 12 of title 15;
(2) the term "associated equipment" means equipment necessary
for the regeneration, refueling, or recharging of batteries or
other forms of electric energy used to power an electric motor
vehicle and, in the case of electric-hybrid vehicles, such term
includes nonpetroleum-related equipment necessary for, and solely
related to, the demonstration of such vehicles;
(3) the term "discount payment" means the amount determined
pursuant to section 13283 of this title;
(4) the term "electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle
primarily powered by an electric motor that draws current from
rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic arrays,
or other sources of electric current and may include an electric-
hybrid vehicle;
(5) the term "electric-hybrid vehicle" means a vehicle
primarily powered by an electric motor that draws current from
rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other source of
electric current and also relies on a non-electric source of
power;
(6) the term "eligible metropolitan area" means any
Metropolitan Area (as such term is defined by the Office of
Management and Budget pursuant to section 3504 of title 44) with
a 1980 population of 250,000 or more that has been designated by
a proposer and the Secretary for a demonstration project under
this subchapter, except that the Secretary may designate an area
with a 1990 population of 50,000 or more as an eligible
metropolitan area;
(7) the term "infrastructure and support systems" includes
support and maintenance services and facilities, electricity
delivery mechanisms and methods, regulatory treatment of
investment in electric motor vehicles and associated equipment,
consumer education programs, safety and health procedures, and
battery availability, replacement, recycling, and disposal, that
may be required to enable electric utilities, manufacturers, and
others to support the operation and maintenance of electric motor
vehicles and associated equipment;
(8) the term "motor vehicle" has the meaning given such term
under section 7550(2) of this title;
(9) the term "non-Federal person" means an entity not part of
the Federal Government that is either -
(A) organized under the laws of the United States or the laws
of a State of the United States; or
(B) a unit of State or local government;
(10) the term "proposer" means a non-Federal person that
submits a proposal to conduct a demonstration project under this
subchapter;
(11) the term "price differential" means -
(A) in the case of a purchased electric motor vehicle, the
difference between the manufacturer's suggested retail price of
such electric motor vehicle and the manufacturer's suggested
retail price of a comparable conventionally fueled motor
vehicle; and
(B) in the case of a leased electric motor vehicle, the
difference between the monthly lease payment of such electric
motor vehicle over the life of the lease and the monthly lease
payment of a comparable conventionally fueled motor vehicle
over the life of the lease; and
(12) the term "user" means a person or entity that purchases or
leases an electric motor vehicle.