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Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credit | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Volumetric Excise Tax Credit Disclosure [Abstract] |
Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credit | Note 19—Alternative Fuel Excise Tax Credit Under separate pieces of U.S. federal legislation, the Company was eligible to receive AFTC for its natural gas vehicle fuel sales made between October 1, 2006 and December 31, 2021. In August 2022, the IRA was enacted, extending AFTC for an additional three years through December 31, 2024, beginning retroactively to January 1, 2022. The AFTC incentive in the extension period under the IRA is equal to $0.50 per gasoline gallon equivalent of CNG and $0.50 per diesel gallon of LNG that the Company sells as vehicle fuel. Based on the service relationship with its customers, either the Company or its customers claim the credit. The Company records its AFTC, if any, as revenue in its condensed consolidated statements of operations because the credits are fully payable to the Company and do not offset income tax liabilities. As such, the credits are not deemed income tax credits under the accounting guidance applicable to income taxes.

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