ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Did You Know?
Cars with ARB's very clean PZEV emission rating are familiar vehicles with affordable prices-such as a $14-400 Ford Focus and a $21-075 Honda Accord.
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Glossary of Terms
2D/4D – 2 door/4 door
2WD/4WD – 2 wheel drive/4 wheel drive
A/C – Air Conditioning
AER - All Electric Range
AT PZEV - Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle
AWD – all wheel drive
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle
Bin – names for Federal emission standards
CaFCP - California Fuel Cell Partnership
CBG - Cleaner Burning Gasoline
CEV - City Electric Vehicle
CH4- methane
CMPEG - California Miles Per Equivalent Gallon (gasoline)
CNG - Compressed Natural Gas
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
DGS – California Department of General Services
DOE – Department of Energy
DOT – Department of Transportation
E85 – Ethanol
EP Label – Environmental Performance Label
EV - Electric Vehicle
FCEV – fuel cell electric vehicle
FE - Fuel Efficiency
FFEV - Full Function Electric Vehicle
FFV- flex fuel vehicle
G/mile - Grams per Mile
GHG - Green House Gas
GW Score or Global Warming Score – score from 1-10 that rates a cars global warming emissions. The higher the score the cleaner the car
H2 - Hydrogen
HC - Hydrocarbon
HFC – Hydroflourocarbons
HFEDS - Highway Fuel Economy Driving Schedule
HEV - Hybrid Electric Vehicle
HEV-20 - Hybrid EV with 20 Miles All Electric Range
LDT - Light Duty Truck
LEV - Low Emission Vehicle
LEV II - 1998 amendments to LEV program
LEV2 – add LEV 2 to LEV II so it says, LEV II or LEV 2
LiIon - Lithium Ion (battery)
LNG – Liquified Natural Gas
Mpg(e) – Miles per gallon equivalent
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MDV - Medium Duty Vehicle
MeOH - Methanol
NEV - Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
NiMH - Nickel Metal Hydride (battery)
NMOG - Non-Methane Organic Gas
NOx - Oxides of Nitrogen
OBD - On Board Diagnostics
PbA - Lead Acid (battery)
PC - Passenger Car
PEM - Proton Exchange Membrane (fuel cell)
PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
PPM - Parts Per Million
PZEV - Partial Zero Emission Vehicles
Smog Score – score from 1 to 10 that rates a cars smog emissions. The higher the score the cleaner the car
SULEV - Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
SUV – Sport Utility Vehicle
ULEV - Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
UDDS - Urban Dynamometer Driving Cycle
VMT - Vehicle Miles Traveled
ZEM - Zero Emission Motorcycle
ZEB - Zero Emission Bus
ZEV - Zero Emission Vehicle
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