10 CFR § 490.306 - Vehicle operation requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s490.306"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 490.306 - Vehicle operation requirements."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "490.306"
section_name: "Vehicle operation requirements."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION"
part_number: "490"
part_name: "ALTERNATIVE FUEL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7191  42 U.S.C. 13201, 13211, 13220, 13251  28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 10653, Mar. 14, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "490"
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# 490.306 Vehicle operation requirements.

The alternative fueled vehicles acquired pursuant to section 490.302 of this part shall be operated solely on alternative fuels, except when these vehicles are operating in an area where the appropriate alternative fuel is unavailable.