### Question
What does battery mean?


### Answer
**Battery** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 17011*:

> an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 17011*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 152-ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-IMPROVED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY**

