Potential Coverage of Alternative Fuel Industries Under EPACT Section 501

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• Creators:
  Hu, P. S. ; Wang,M. Q. ; Vyas, A. ; Mintz, M. ; Davis, S. C.
• Corporate Contributors:
  National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alternate fuels
  • Vehicle fleets
  • Regulation
  • Petroleum industry
  • Chemical industry
  • Electric utilities
  • Alternative fuel providers
  • Alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs)
  • Alternative fuels
  • Commercial motor vehicle fleets
  More +
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1403340
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
• Description:
  The Energy Policy Act (EPACT) has a goal of replacing ten percent of transportation petroleum fuel with alternative fuels and replacement fuels by the year 2000, and 30 percent by 2010. Sections 501 and 507 of EPACT encourage and mandate use of alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs) in fleet applications. In particular, Section 501 mandates that certain percentages of new light-duty vehicles (LDVs) acquired by alternative fuel providers be AFVs. The first step in estimating the effects of these mandates entails identifying affected of Section 501. This assessment concludes that a limited number of companies in the methanol, ethanol, propane, and hydrogen industries are likely to be covered by this mandate. On the other hand, many of the large crude oil producers, petroleum refiners, natural gas producers and transporters, and natural gas and electric utilities are likely to be subject to this mandate.
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12705/dot_12705_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 927.93 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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