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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 286
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 33
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 246 of the general statutes be amended to require (1) the 1
manufacturer of an electric vehicle to label the electric vehicle with 2
information that (A) lists the components of each battery in the electric 3
vehicle, (B) identifies the country or countries of origin for each such 4
component, (C) provides the corresponding percentage for each such 5
component of each battery, and (D) specifies the number of miles the 6
electric vehicle must be operated to achieve carbon neutrality, and (2) 7
the car dealer of an electric vehicle to label the electric vehicle with an 8
estimation of the monthly cost of electricity to fully charge the electric 9
vehicle based upon the annualized average of the previous year's cost 10
of electricity wherein the car dealer is located. 11
Statement of Purpose:
To increase transparency by providing an individual who purchases an
electric vehicle with information concerning each battery in the electric
vehicle.