Key provisions of H.R. 1687, the Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 (as of May 5, 2011)
- Would require defined percentages of light-duty automobile manufacturer’s inventory to operate on nonpetroleum fuels in addition to, or instead of, petroleum-based fuels along the following timetables
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- 50% of new vehicles in 2014
- 80% of new vehicles in 2016
- 95% of new vehicles in 2017 and each subsequent year
- Qualified vehicles would include passenger automobiles and light-duty motor vehicles which:
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- operate solely on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel (diesel fuel which has been produced from a non-petroleum feedstock and which meets the standards of ASTM D6751-03);
- are flexible fuel vehicles (a vehicle that has been warranted by its manufacturer to operate on gasoline, E85, and M85);
- are plug-in electric drive vehicles (as defined in section 508(a)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13258(a)(5)));
- are propelled solely by a fuel cell that produces power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel;
- are propelled solely by something other than an internal combustion engine, and produces power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel
- Would allow manufacturers to request an exemption from the Secretary of Transportation to account for unavoidable events outside the manufacturer’s control
The question was asked what the impact of HR 1687 would be. USEPA did a study of the impact of RFS2. In that study, they projected (based on current use… Read more »
NONE! Other than being stupid and confusing, any actions would be counterproductive. — A David Rossin
I think you may have missed the specific quantification I provided in my post, before you added your post. Before being so dismissive, I suggest you take a look at… Read more »
Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and Steve Israel (D-NY) explained why they joined together to introduce the bipartisan Open Fuel Standard Act HR 1687. “My… Read more »
President Obama on May 24, 2011 issued a memorandum on “Federal Fleet Performance” that is complementary to HR 1687, the Open Fuel Standard Act. Full text of the memorandum is… Read more »
A useful criticism of this initiative is presented here:
http://energyoutlook.blogspot.com/2011/04/flex-fuel-competion-for-opec.html
The Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 is a welcome initiative to begin the transformation of the nation’s automobile fleet to run on alternative fuels, and would have a dramatic… Read more »