A provision in the recently passed highway bill means that boutique manufacturers can create 325 reproduction vehicles a year with government certification. Customers can buy these vehicles with a full powertrain, and the makers can export them to some other countries.
Provisions in House and Senate transportation bills would benefit CNG-powered vehicles. It isn't clear which, if any, of them will make it to the final legislation.
Buried in the new Federal Highway Bill, which has passed Congress, is a recommendation that states impose fees on electric vehicles.
The Senate and House are moving toward a showdown over a must-pass transportation bill this week. Highway aid payments to states could stop.
