Recalculating Electric Vehicle Efficiency for Accuracy and Legitimacy Act of 2024
This bill amends how the Department of Energy calculates the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy for electric vehicles within fuel economy standards. The new rules require consideration of factors such as electrical generation and transmission efficiencies, battery degradation, the impact of fast charging, and energy inputs for mineral mining and vehicle production. The goal is to ensure these values are more accurate and based on real-world lifecycle and usage data.
Key points
The Department of Energy must account for energy inputs into the mining, refining, and transportation of critical minerals, as well as battery and vehicle production.
Calculations will consider usage factors like the impact of weather extremes, the use of air conditioning, and state-of-charge losses when the vehicle is idle.
The Secretary of Energy must provide revised petroleum-equivalent values to the Secretary of Transportation before new fuel economy standards are proposed.
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Expired
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