S. 3485 · 110th Congress
A bill to require manufacturers to increase the percentage of automobiles manufactured for sale within the United States that are capable of operating on higher-level blends of renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, in combination with gasoline or diesel fuel.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Harkin
- Introduced
- 2008-09-12
- Latest action
- 2008-09-12 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Requires each automobile manufacturer to ensure that at least 50% of 2011 and 2012 model year automobiles manufactured for sale in the United States are dual fueled automobiles. Increases the minimum to 90% for later model years. (Excludes automobiles that operate only on electricity.)