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Alternative Fuels Tax

A tax of $0.175 per gallon is imposed on liquid alternative fuels used in alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). Alternatively, an annual license tax of $50.00 per vehicle is imposed on AFVs that are fueled from a private source. (Reference Virginia Code 58.1-2249)

Alternative Fuel License

The following individuals must obtain an alternative fuel license from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles: a provider of an alternative fuel; a bulk user of an alternative fuel; a retailer of an alternative fuel; and any person who fuels their alternative fuel vehicle from a private source that does not pay the alternative fuels tax. (Reference Virginia Code 58.1-2244)

Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Fueling Infrastructure Loans

The Virginia Board of Education may use funding from the state Literary Fund to grant loans to school boards that convert school buses to operate on alternative fuels or construct alternative fueling stations. (Reference Virginia Code 22.1-146)