Sec. 2. Fuel choice enabling manufacturers
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Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The average fuel economy of a fuel choice enabling manufacturer is the sum of— the average fuel economy of such manufacturer determined under section 32904; and 4 miles per gallon. If a fuel choice enabling manufacturer is in compliance with all applicable standards prescribed under section 32902 for a model year, the automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer in such model year are deemed to be in compliance with the standards for emissions of greenhouse gases promulgated under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521(a) ).
In this section: The term biodiesel means diesel fuel which has been produced from a non-petroleum feedstock and which meets the specifications of the ASTM D6751–03 standard. 85 The term E85 means a fuel mixture that contains up to 85 percent ethanol and meets the specifications of the ASTM D5798 standard. The term flexible fuel vehicle means a vehicle that has been warranted by its manufacturer to operate on gasoline, E85, and M85. The term fuel choice enabling manufacturer means a manufacturer whose total fleet of automobiles manufactured in a model year for sale in the United States contains at least 50 percent fuel choice enabling vehicles.
The term fuel choice enabling vehicle means an automobile that— has been warranted by its manufacturer to operate on natural gas, hydrogen, propane, or biodiesel; is a flexible fuel vehicle; is a plug-in electric drive vehicle; is propelled solely by a fuel cell that can produce power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel; or is propelled solely by something other than an internal combustion engine and is warranted by its manufacturer to operate on something other than petroleum-based fuel.
The term greenhouse gas means carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, or any other substance subject to regulation under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521(a) ) to address climate change. 85 The term M85 means a fuel mixture that contains up to 85 percent methanol and meets the specifications of the ASTM D5797 standard. The term plug-in electric drive vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 508(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13258(a)). .
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(5)of section 32901(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; by striking means average and inserting the following: means— average ; and by adding at the end the following: in the case of a fuel choice enabling manufacturer (as defined in section 32920), average fuel economy determined under such section. . The analysis for chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 32919 the following: 32920. Fuel choice enabling manufacturers. . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to model years beginning with model year 2016.
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