Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations — 1
ass means any one of the following groups: (a) light heavy-duty vehicles; (b) medium heavy-duty vehicles; or (c) heavy heavy-duty vehicles. ( classe de service ) vehicle subconfiguration means, within a vehicle configuration of Class 2B and Class 3 heavy-duty vehicles and cab-complete vehicles, a unique combination of equivalent test weight and road load horsepower, and any other operational characteristics or parameters that may significantly affect CO 2 emissions within the vehicle configuration. ( sous-configuration de véhicule ) vocational tractor means any of the following tractors that are not designed primarily to operate at high and constant speeds such as on highways, or that would not benefit from efficiency improvements designed for line-haul tractors: (a) a low-roof tractor that is designed for local pickup and delivery; (b) a tractor that is designed for both on-road and off-road use, such as a tractor with a reinforced frame and increased ground clearance; or (c) a tractor of the 2020 model year or an earlier model year that has a GCWR of 54 431 kg (120,000 pounds) or more. ( tracteur routier spécialisé ) vocational vehicle means any of the following: (a) a Class 4, Class 5 or Class 6 heavy-duty vehicle; (b) a Class 7 or Class 8 heavy-duty vehicle that is not a tractor; (c) a vocational tractor; (d) a heavy-duty incomplete vehicle that is not a cab-complete vehicle and is equipped with an engine conforming to the alternative standard referred to in section 25 ; or (e) a Class 2B or Class 3 heavy-duty vehicle that is not subject to section 1819 of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, part 86, subpart S, of the CFR. ( véhicule spécialisé ) CFR (2) Standards that are incorporated by reference in these Regulations from the CFR are those expressly set out in the CFR and must be read as excluding (a) references to the EPA or the Administrator of the EPA exercising discretion in any way; (b) references to the Secretary of Transportation exercising discretion in any way; (c) alternative standards related to fleet averages, other averages, emission credits, small volume manufacturers or financial hardship; and (d) standards or evidence of conformity of any authority other than the EPA. Interpretation (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a reference in the CFR to “carbon-related exhaust emissions” and “CREE” must be read as “CO 2 emissions”. Rounding (4) The calculations and measurements in these Regulations must be rounded in accordance with section 20(e) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1065, subpart A, of the CFR, unless otherwise provided in (a) these Regulations; (b) part 1037 of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, of the CFR, for the applicable standards and test procedures in the case of trailers and heavy-duty vehicles other than those referred to in paragraph (b.1); (b.1) section 1819 of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, part 86, subpart S, of the CFR, for the applicable standards and test procedures in the case of Class 2B and Class 3 heavy-duty vehicles and cab-complete vehicles, excluding those that are vocational vehicles or incomplete vocational vehicles; or (c) part 1036 of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, of the CFR, for the applicable standards and test procedures in the case of heavy-duty engines. Useful life (5) Unless otherwise provided in these Regulations, useful life refers to the period of time or use in respect of which an emission standard applies to, as the case may be, (a) Class 2B and Class 3 heavy-duty vehicles and cab-complete vehicles — excluding those that are vocational vehicles or incomplete vocational vehicles — namely, (i) for the 2020 model year and earlier model years, 11 years or 193 121 km (120,000 miles), whichever occurs first, and (ii) for the 2021 model year and subsequent model years, 15 years or 241 401 km (150,000 miles), whichever occurs first; (b) vocational vehicles that are light heavy-duty vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are to become light