,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #af1 
#bjag,mr4 ,heller introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish electric    
vehicle weight limitations1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,truck         
,technology ,parity ,act4  #b4 ,electric
 vehicle weight limitation ,section #abg
 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7u7 ,electric vehicles  7#a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
paragraph 7#b71 a vehicle propelled     
exclusively by means of electric battery
 power may exceed any vehicle weight    
limit under this section by an amount   
that is equal to the difference         
between--  7,a7 the weight of the       
electric batteries and wiring system of 

the vehicle2 and  7,b7 the weight of a  
comparable diesel tank and fueling      
system4  7#b7 ,maximum weight ,a vehicle
 propelled exclusively by means of      
electric battery power may exceed any   
vehicle weight limit under this section 
up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 
#hb1jjj pounds4  4