Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations — 1
s détérioré ) deterioration factor means the factor used to account for the variation, if any, between the maximum emission level during the useful life of a vehicle or engine and the undeteriorated emission level measured at the point corresponding to a maximum of 6 437 km (4,000 miles) of operation in relation to a vehicle that has stabilized emissions and to a maximum of 125 hours of operation in relation to an engine that has stabilized emissions, determined in accordance with (a) sections 1819(d)(5) and 1823(m) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, part 86, subpart S, of the CFR, 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; (b) section 241(c) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1037, subpart C, of the CFR, in the case of vocational vehicles, incomplete vocational vehicles, tractors and incomplete tractors; and (c) section 150(g) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1036, subpart B, of the CFR, and section 241(c) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1036, subpart C, of the CFR, in the case of heavy-duty engines. ( facteur de détérioration ) dry box van trailer means a box van trailer other than a refrigerated box van trailer. ( remorque fourgon non frigorifique ) electric vehicle means a heavy-duty vehicle, other than a fuel cell vehicle, that is not equipped with an internal combustion engine and is powered solely by an external source of electricity or solar power or a combination of electricity and solar power. ( véhicule électrique ) element of design means, in respect of a vehicle, engine or trailer, (a) any control system, including computer software, electronic control systems and computer logic; (b) any control system calibrations; (c) the results of systems interaction; or (d) any hardware items. ( élément de conception ) emergency vehicle means a vocational vehicle that is designed for use as an ambulance or fire truck. ( véhicule d’urgence ) emission control system means any emission control device, auxiliary emission control device, engine modification and strategy, and other element of design used to reduce exhaust emissions from a vehicle or engine. ( système antipollution ) engine configuration means a unique combination of heavy-duty engine hardware and calibration that has an effect on measured emissions within an engine family or engine subfamily, as the case may be. ( configuration de moteur ) engine family , in respect of a company’s heavy-duty engines other than those referred to in section 25, means (a) if they are covered by an EPA certificate, the grouping for which the EPA certificate was issued; or (b) if they are not covered by an EPA certificate, the grouping determined in accordance with section 230 of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1036, subpart C, of the CFR. ( famille de moteurs ) engine subfamily , in respect of a company’s heavy-duty engines other than those referred to in section 25, means the grouping within an engine family having the same CO 2 family certification level, determined in accordance with section 230 of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1036, subpart C, of the CFR. ( sous-famille de moteurs ) EPA means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. ( EPA ) EPA certificate means a certificate of conformity with U.S. federal standards issued by the EPA. ( certificat de l’EPA ) family emission limit means (a) in the case of CO 2 emissions, (i) in respect of a company’s vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles, the maximum CO 2 emission level determined by the company for a fleet or subfleet, which is greater than or equal to the maximum CO 2 emission rate determined in accordance with subsection 26(2) for the vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are included in the fleet or subfleet, (ii) in respect of a company’s tractors and incomplete tractors, the maximum CO 2 emission level determin