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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1230<\/a> and 1275<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84580,"identifier":"46.2-770","token":"46.2\/II\/7\/46.2-770","url":"\/46.2-770\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-770\/","token":"46.2\/II\/7\/46.2-770","dublin_core":{"Title":" (For contingent expiration, see Acts 2020, cc. 1230 and 1275) Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-770","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Alternative fuel vehicle<\/span>” means a vehicle equipped to be powered by a combustible gas, liquid, or other source of energy that can be used to generate power to operate a highway<\/span> vehicle and that is neither a motor fuel nor electricity used to recharge an electric motor vehicle<\/span> or a hybrid electric motor vehicle<\/span>.\n\t\t“Electric motor vehicle<\/span>” means a vehicle that uses electricity as its only source of motive power.\n\t\t“Fuel-efficient vehicle<\/span>” means a vehicle that has a combined fuel economy of 25 miles per gallon or greater.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n (FOR CONTINGENT EXPIRATION, SEE ACTS 2020, CC. 1230 AND 1275) DEFINITIONS (\u00a7\n46.2-770)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Alternative fuel vehicle” means a vehicle equipped to be powered\nby a combustible gas, liquid, or other source of energy that can be used to\ngenerate power to operate a highway vehicle and that is neither a motor fuel nor\nelectricity used to recharge an electric motor vehicle or a hybrid electric\nmotor vehicle.\n\t\t“Electric motor vehicle” means a vehicle that uses electricity as\nits only source of motive power.\n\t\t“Fuel-efficient vehicle” means a vehicle that has a combined fuel\neconomy of 25 miles per gallon or greater.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.","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}}