This bill would change Title 49 of the U.S. Code to add certain electric vehicles and related equipment made by a "foreign entity of concern" to the noncomplying motor vehicles list. It adds definitions for "electric vehicle," "foreign entity of concern" (by reference), and "vehicle charge power control component" (onboard systems that manage energy flow between a vehicle and its battery). The bill generally prohibits selling, offering for sale, introducing into interstate commerce, or importing any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or equipment is an electric vehicle manufactured in whole or in part by a foreign entity of concern, or if it uses a vehicle charge power control component manufactured in whole or in part by such an entity. The bill text cites findings about market share, vehicle-to-grid connections, remote software updates, and grid vulnerability as background for the change.
If the bill becomes law, companies and people could not sell or import electric vehicles or related charging components into interstate commerce when those vehicles or parts are made in whole or in part by a named foreign entity of concern, or if they use certain onboard charging control components made in whole or in part by such entities. The bill adds specific definitions to help identify covered vehicles and components and it references existing statutory exceptions but does not detail them in the text provided.
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The bill's findings say proponents are concerned that a large share of electric vehicles and charging components could come from foreign entities of concern, and that vehicle-to-grid connections and remote software updates create potential pathways to disrupt the electrical grid. The text cites a Department of Energy estimate of large economic losses from local outages, a recent extended blackout in Spain and Portugal, and the risk that coordinated control of many vehicles could harm grid frequency or voltage and damage devices. Supporters argue these steps would protect grid resilience and public safety.
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