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SEN. COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO FURTHER DEVELOP HYBRID TRUCKS
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September 26, 2008
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The office of Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that she has introduced bipartisan legislation designed to increase research into hybrid vehicle technology, especially technology related to heavy trucks. The Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act was introduced along with the leadership of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
The bill would direct the Department of Energy to expand its research in advanced energy storage technologies to include heavy hybrid trucks as well as passenger vehicles. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that hybrid trucks could reduce fuel use by ...
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