15-U.S.C.-2702
§2702 – Definitions
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Title 15 > Chapter 54 > Section 2702
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- Reference: Section 2702
- Legend: §2702 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
As used in this chapter, the term—
(1) advanced automobile propulsion system means an energy conversion system, including engine and drive train, which utilizes advanced technology and is suitable for use in an advanced automobile;
(2) developer means any person engaged in whole or in part in research or other efforts directed toward the development of advanced automobile technology;
(3) fuel means any energy source capable of propelling an automobile;
(4) fuel economy refers to the average distance traveled in representative driving conditions by an automobile per unit of fuel consumed, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with test procedures which shall be established by rule and shall require that fuel economy tests be conducted in conjunction with the exhaust emissions tests mandated by section 7525 of title 42;
(5) intermodal adaptability refers to any characteristics of an automobile which enable it to be operated or carried, or which facilitate its operation or carriage, by or on an alternative mode or other system of transportation;
(6) reliability refers to (A) the average time and distance over which normal automobile operation can be expected without significant repair or replacement of parts, and (B) the ease of diagnosis and repair of an automobile, its systems, and parts in the event of failure during use or damage from an accident;
(7) safety refers to the performance of an automobile propulsion system or equipment in such a manner that the public is protected against unreasonable risk of accident and against unreasonable risk of death or bodily injury in case of accident;
(8) State means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
(Pub. L. 95–238, title III, §303, Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 79.)
References in Text
Section 7525 of title 42, referred to in par. (4), was in the original section 206 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857f–5), meaning act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, §206, as added Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, §8(a), 84 Stat. 1694, which was formerly classified to section 1857f–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and which is classified to section 7525 of Title 42 pursuant to the general revision of the Clean Air Act by Pub. L. 95–95, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 685.
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