Open Fuel Act of 2017 2017-06-13 Introduced in House Open Fuel Act of 2017

This bill requires each fleet of a manufacturer of passenger automobiles (including light-duty motor vehicles) to be comprised of at least:

  • 50% qualified vehicles in model year 2020, and
  • 80% qualified vehicles in model year 2021 and each subsequent year.

A "qualified vehicle" is:

  • a vehicle that operates on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel;
  • a flexible fuel vehicle capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85;
  • a plug-in electric drive vehicle; or
  • a vehicle propelled solely by fuel cell or by something other than an internal combustion engine.

The bill authorizes: (1) a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement for specified models, lines, and types of automobiles; and (2) the Department of Transportation to grant such an exemption upon determining that unavoidable events prevent the manufacturer from meeting its required production volume of qualified automobiles.

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