California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 1 - Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices › Article 2 - Approval of Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices (New Vehicles) › Section 1961.1 - Greenhouse Gas Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures - 2009 Through 2016 Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
Greenhouse Gas Emission Requirements.
The greenhouse gas
				  emission levels from new 2009 through 2016 model year passenger cars,
				  light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles shall not exceed the
				  following requirements. Light-duty trucks from 3751 lbs. LVW -- 8500 lbs. GVW
				  that are certified to the Option 1 LEV II NOx Standard in section
				  1961(a)(1) are
				  exempt from these greenhouse gas emission requirements, however, passenger
				  cars, light-duty trucks 0-3750 lbs. LVW, and medium-duty passenger vehicles are
				  not eligible for this exemption.
(1)
Fleet Average Greenhouse Gas Requirements for Passenger Cars,
				  Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles.
(A)
(i) The
				  fleet average greenhouse gas exhaust mass emission values from passenger cars,
				  light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles that are produced and
				  delivered for sale in California each model year by a large volume manufacturer
				  shall not exceed:
FLEET AVERAGE GREENHOUSE GAS
								EXHAUST MASS EMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER CAR, LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK, AND
								MEDIUM-DUTY PASSENGER VEHICLE WEIGHT
								CLASSES
1
(4,000 mile Durability
								Vehicle Basis)
Fleet Average Greenhouse
							 Gas Emissions (grams per mile
							 CO2-equivalent)
Model
							 Year
All PCs; LDTs 0-3750 lbs.
							 LVW
LDTs 3751 lbs. LVW -- 8500 lbs. GVW;
							 MDPVs
2009
323
439
2010
301
420
2011
267
390
2012
233
361
2013
227
355
2014
222
350
2015
213
341
2016
205
332
1
Each manufacturer shall
					 demonstrate compliance with these values in accordance with section
					 1961.l(a)(1)(B).
1. For each model year, a manufacturer must
				  demonstrate compliance with the fleet average requirements in this section
				  1961.1(a)(1)(A)
				  based on one of two options applicable throughout the model year, either:
Option 1: the total number of passenger cars, light-duty
					 trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles that are certified to the California
					 exhaust emission standards in this section
					 1961.1, and are produced and
					 delivered for sale in California; or
Option 2: the total number of passenger cars, light-duty
					 trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles that are certified to the California
					 exhaust emission standards in this section
					 1961.1, and are produced and
					 delivered for sale in California, the District of Columbia, and all states that
					 have adopted California's greenhouse gas emission standards for that model year
					 pursuant to Section
					 177 of the federal Clean Air Act
					 (42 U.S.C. §
																7507).
a. For the 2009 and 2010 model years, a
				  manufacturer that selects compliance Option 2 must notify the Executive Officer
				  of that selection, in writing, within 30 days of the effective date of the
				  amendments to this section (a)(1)(A)1 or must comply with Option 1.
b. For the 2011 through 2016 model years, a
				  manufacturer that selects compliance Option 2 must notify the Executive Officer
				  of that selection, in writing, prior to the start of the applicable model year
				  or must comply with Option 1.
c.
				  When a manufacturer is demonstrating compliance using Option 2 for a given
				  model year, the term "in California" as used in subsections
				  1961.1(a)(1)(B)3.
				  and 1961.1(b) means California, the District of Columbia, and all states that
				  have adopted California's greenhouse gas emission standards for that model year
				  pursuant to Section
				  177 of the federal Clean Air Act
				  (42 U.S.C. §
																7507).
d. A manufacturer that selects compliance
				  Option 2 must provide to the Executive Officer separate values for the number
				  of vehicles produced and delivered for sale in the District of Columbia and for
				  each individual state within the average.