Section 2158.001 - Definitions In this subchapter:
(1) "Conventional gasoline" means any gasoline that does not meet specifications set by a certification under Section 211(k) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7545(k)) .(2) "Golf cart" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.401, Transportation Code.(3) "Light-duty motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.151, Health and Safety Code.(4) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.151, Health and Safety Code.(5) "Neighborhood electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that: (A) is originally manufactured to meet, and does meet, the equipment requirements and safety standards established for "low-speed vehicles" in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. Section 571.500) ;(B) is a slow-moving vehicle, as defined by Section 547.001, Transportation Code, that is able to attain a speed of more than 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour in one mile on a paved, level surface;(C) is a four-wheeled motor vehicle;(D) is powered by electricity or alternative power sources;(E) has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds; and(6) "Plug-in hybrid motor vehicle" means a vehicle that: (A) draws motive power from a battery with a capacity of at least four kilowatt-hours;(B) can be recharged from an external source of electricity for motive power; and(C) is a light-duty motor vehicle capable of operating at highway speeds, excluding golf carts and neighborhood electric vehicles.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2158.001
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1233,Sec. 3, eff. 6/14/2019.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009. For expiration of this section, see Section 2151.0041.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 864, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2005.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.02(a), eff. 9/1/1997.