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The Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 is an important part of this Congresss commitment to clean energy, job creation, and reducing our countrys dependence on foreign oil. It recognizes what many of us know to be true.
We need a significant boost in research and development of innovative vehicle technologies in order to become energy-independent, to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that threaten our planet, and to ensure that the American auto industry remains viable.
To that end, H.R. 3246 authorizes $2.85 billion over the next five years to strengthen and support advanced vehicle technology research at the Department of Energy.
While through other measures we have laid a foundation to increase the accessibility of public transportation, and even in this bill we will invest in increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the costs of producing and operating these vehicles, in many parts of this country it is still necessary that the primary mode of transit is the automobile.