Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations — 1
 an electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system, provided that recharge energy can be drawn from a source that is not on-board the vehicle; and (c) does not have an on-board combustion engine-generator system as a means of providing electrical energy. ( véhicule électrique ) emergency vehicle means a vehicle that is manufactured primarily for use as an ambulance or a police vehicle. ( véhicule d’urgence ) EPA means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. ( EPA ) EPA certificate means a certificate of conformity to U.S. federal standards issued by the EPA. ( certificat de l’EPA ) fire fighting vehicle means a passenger automobile or light truck that is designed to be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment and to support the suppression of fires and the mitigation of other emergency situations. ( véhicule d’incendie ) footprint means the result of the product of the average width (measured in inches and rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch) of the lateral distance between the centrelines of the front and rear base tires at ground, multiplied by the longitudinal distance between the front and rear wheel centrelines (measured in inches and rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch), divided by 144 and rounded to the nearest tenth of a square foot. ( empreinte ) fuel cell vehicle means an electric vehicle propelled solely by an electric motor, the energy for the motor being supplied by an electrochemical cell that produces electricity without fuel combustion. ( véhicule à pile à combustible ) full-size pick-up truck means a light truck that has a passenger compartment and a cargo box without a permanently fixed roof and that meets the following specifications: (a) a cargo box width of 121.9 cm (48 inches) or more; (b) a cargo box length of 152.4 cm (60 inches) or more, which length corresponds to the lesser of the cargo box length at the top of the body and the cargo box length at the floor; and (c) a towing capability of 2 267 kg (5,000 pounds) or more or a payload capability of 771 kg (1,700 pounds) or more. ( grosse camionnette ) GCWR means the gross combination weight rating specified by a manufacturer as the maximum combined weight of a towing vehicle, its passengers and its cargo, plus the weight of the trailer and its cargo. ( PNBC ) GVWR means the gross vehicle weight rating specified by a manufacturer as the maximum design loaded weight of a single vehicle. ( PNBV ) hybrid electric vehicle means a vehicle that is powered by an electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system from an on-board electric source and by an internal combustion engine or heat engine. ( véhicule électrique hybride ) light truck means an automobile (a) that has four-wheel drive or a GVWR of more than 2 722 kg (6,000 pounds) and that has at least four of the following characteristics calculated when the automobile is at curb weight, on a level surface, with the front wheels parallel to the automobile’s longitudinal centreline and the tires inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure: (i) approach angle of not less than 28 degrees, (ii) break-over angle of not less than 14 degrees, (iii) departure angle of not less than 20 degrees, (iv) running clearance of not less than 20 centimetres, (v) front and rear axle clearances of not less than 18 centimetres; or (b) that is designed to perform at least one of the following functions: (i) transport more than 10 persons, (ii) provide temporary living quarters, (iii) transport property on an open bed, (iv) provide greater cargo-carrying than passenger-carrying volume, the cargo-carrying volume of a vehicle sold with a second-row seat being determined with that seat installed, regardless of whether or not the manufacturer has described that seat as optional, (v) permit expanded use of the automobile for cargo-carrying purposes through the removal or stowing of seats to create a flat surface extending from the