H.R. 589 · 110th Congress
Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jay Inslee
- Introduced
- 2007-01-19
- Latest action
- 2007-03-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Summary
Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) a program to make grants to motor vehicle manufacturers for research and development on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; (2) a pilot project on how best to integrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicles into the electric power grid and into the overall transportation infrastructure; and (3) a test site for the advancement of battery technologies for such vehicles.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for taxpayers who own or lease a new plug-in hybrid motor vehicle.
Requires at least 10% of the motor vehicles purchased by a federal agency in any fiscal year to be plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.