Hawaii Fuel Use Requirement
Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Acquisition Requirements
Once the state has met its federal and state vehicle acquisition mandates, state and county agencies, beginning January 1, 2010, must move toward purchasing light-duty vehicles that meet the needs of the agency while reducing petroleum consumption. The priority to be used for purchasing such vehicles is as follows:
1) electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles;
2) hydrogen or fuel cell vehicles;
3) other alternative fuel vehicles;
4) hybrid electric vehicles; and
5) vehicles identified as top performers for fuel economy in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's annual "Fuel Economy Leaders" report.
Exemptions may apply. State agencies are also required to purchase alternative fuels and ethanol blended gasoline when available, evaluate a purchase preference for biodiesel blends, and promote efficient operation of vehicles. For the purpose of this requirement, an alternative fuel is defined as an alcohol fuel, an alcohol fuel blend containing at least 85% alcohol, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, biodiesel, a biodiesel blend containing at least 20% biodiesel, a fuel derived from biological materials, and electricity provided by off-board energy sources.
(Reference Senate Bill 1202, 2009, and Hawaii Revised Statutes 103D-412 and 196-9)
