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Requires car registration forms to display the label "qualified hybrid vehicle" and the estimated MPG of such vehicle as calculated by the EPA
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor William Colton
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to affixing the designation "qualified hybrid vehicle" and the estimated miles per gallon of such vehicle as calculated by the United States environmental protection agency onto all car registration forms
Purpose or general idea of bill
To allow owners of hybrid vehicles the chance to take full advantage of all the benefits that the state offers for purchasing and driving a fuel efficient vehicle.
Summary of specific provisions
The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 125-b. This new section defines a Qualified hybrid vehicle as a vehicle which draws propulsion energy from both an internal combustion engine (or heat engine that uses combustive fuel) and an energy storage device, and employs a regenerative vehicle braking system that recovers waste energy to charge such energy storage device. The applicant must furnish proof at registration that the vehicle is certified to the California Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standard and achieves the U.S. EPA highway fuel economy rating of forty-five miles per gallon or more. The make, model, and the year of the motor vehicle will always be considered proof of compliance.
Justification
With a growing number of state programs that promote the purchase of products that save fuel and energy, that state should make it as easy as possible to verify that a consumer qualifies for state benefits that are attached to such purchase. This would include the issuance of the Green E-Z pass through the Thruway Authority, the Port Authority and others that offer such discount.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
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