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H.R. 5705: Electric Vehicle Advancement Act of 2010

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H.R. 5705: Electric Vehicle Advancement Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-01 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Electric Vehicle Advancement Act of 2010

Plain summary

Electric Vehicle Advancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for plug-in electric vehicles, to allow an increased tax credit for the purchase of qualified electric vehicles which are a 2- or 3-wheeled vehicles. Defines "2- or 3-wheeled vehicle" to include a vehicle: (1) with motive power having a seat, seats, or saddle for the use of the rider or riders and designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground; (2) that has an electric motor that produces in excess of 5-brake horsepower; (3) that draws propulsion from 1 or more traction batteries; and (4) that has been certified to the Department of Transportation. Limits the number of such vehicles eligible for the credit based upon a phaseout period effective after the first 100,000 of such vehicles are manufactured.

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Official text

Electric Vehicle Advancement Act of 2010

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111