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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 64<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapter 554<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79744,"section_number":"46.2-1127","catch_line":"Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1127\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74311,"identifier":"46.2-1129.2","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1129.2","url":"\/46.2-1129.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1129.2\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1129.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Further extension of weight limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas or powered by means of electric battery power","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1129.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On any highway<\/span> other than an interstate highway<\/span>, any motor vehicle<\/span> that is fueled, wholly or partially, by natural gas or powered primarily by means of electric battery<\/span> power shall be allowed up to an additional 2,000 pounds total in gross, single axle<\/span>, tandem axle<\/span>, or bridge formula weight limits, provided that such weight is on the power unit.\n\t\t\tTo be eligible for this exception, the operator<\/span> of the vehicle must be able to demonstrate that the vehicle is a natural gas vehicle, a bi-fuel vehicle using natural gas, a vehicle that has been converted to a natural gas vehicle, or a vehicle that is powered primarily by means of electric battery<\/span> power. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On an interstate highway<\/span>, any motor vehicle<\/span> that is fueled primarily by natural gas or powered primarily by means of electric battery<\/span> power may exceed the weight limits provided in § 46.2-1127<\/a> by up to an additional 2,000 pounds, provided that such weight is on the power unit. However, the gross weight<\/span> of such vehicle shall not exceed 82,000 pounds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFURTHER EXTENSION OF WEIGHT LIMITS FOR VEHICLES FUELED BY NATURAL GAS OR POWERED\nBY MEANS OF ELECTRIC BATTERY POWER (\u00a7 46.2-1129.2)\n\nA. On any highway other than an interstate highway, any motor vehicle that is\nfueled, wholly or partially, by natural gas or powered primarily by means of\nelectric battery power shall be allowed up to an additional 2,000 pounds total\nin gross, single axle, tandem axle, or bridge formula weight limits, provided\nthat such weight is on the power unit.\n\t\t\tTo be eligible for this exception, the operator of the vehicle must be able\nto demonstrate that the vehicle is a natural gas vehicle, a bi-fuel vehicle\nusing natural gas, a vehicle that has been converted to a natural gas vehicle,\nor a vehicle that is powered primarily by means of electric battery power.\n\nB. On an interstate highway, any motor vehicle that is fueled primarily by\nnatural gas or powered primarily by means of electric battery power may exceed\nthe weight limits provided in § 46.2-1127 by up to an additional 2,000\npounds, provided that such weight is on the power unit. However, the gross\nweight of such vehicle shall not exceed 82,000 pounds.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 64; 2017, c. 554; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 133.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}