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U.S. OVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 186
116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session J SENATE 116-83
VEHICLE INNOVATION ACT OF 2019
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 1085]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 1085) to support research, development, and
other activities to develop innovative vehicle technologies, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 1085 is to support research, development, and
other activities to develop innovative vehicle technologies.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
The International Energy Agency's Global Electric Vehicle (EV)
Outlook 2019 projects that in 2030 the world-wide light-duty EV
stock could reach 129 million vehicles, up from 5.4 million in 2018,
constituting a 24-fold increase in 12 years. The growth in electric
vehicles has been propelled by a combination of falling lithium ion
battery prices and EV subsidies and mandates around the world.
Other changes include the rapid growth in ride-sharing and car-
sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft, and increasing interest
in the development of autonomous technologies for vehicles. These
significant changes require an update to authorizations around ve-
hicle technology research to reflect modern transportation needs.
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