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Green Vehicle Guide
This Web site will help consumers make more environmentally-informed choices when purchasing a vehicle  The Green Vehicle Guide lists pollution levels for all model year 2000 through 2002 passenger vehicles sold in the United States.  Consumers can select a vehicle model, determine how clean it is relative to other vehicles, comparison shop for similar vehicles, and choose the cleanest vehicle that meets their needs. For more information, read this fact sheet:  "Green Vehicle Guide" (February 2001, EPA420-F-01-006)  8K PDF

Contact:  greenvehicles@epa.gov

Fact Sheets

Pollutants

What You Can Do

Inspection & Maintenance Programs

  • Clean Cars for Clean Air:  Inspection/Maintenance Programs [72K PDF]
  • Remote Sensing & Clean Screening in Inspection and Maintenance Programs (EPA420-F-98-023, May 1998) [15K PDF]
  • Remote Sensing:  Emerging Technology for Vehicle Emissions Control (EPA400-F-92-017, August 1993)
    (also see updated clean screening info above) [29K PDF & 299K PDF Table]
  • High Tech I/M Testing [66K PDF] (EPA400-F-93-005)
  • Emission Warranty Info:  If you just failed an emissions test
    • 1981-1994 Model Year [19K TXT]
    • 1995 and Newer Model Years [25K TXT]
    • Motor Homes:  February 3, 1997 Press Release: Ford and John Deere agree to reimburse motor home owners for emission warranty claims.   [2K TXT]

Importing Vehicles and Engines

Fuels

    November 16, 1999  Phase II Reformulated Gasoline:  The Next Major Step Toward Cleaner Air (brochure with basic information about reformulated gasoline, including the start of Phase II on January 1, 2000).  128K PDF
    November 16, 1999  Emission Facts - Reformulated Gasoline (fact sheet on reformulated gasoline, including air quality benefits; performance and fuel economy; production cost and retail price; and oxygen requirement).  10K HTM or 12K PDF

General

Inventors: Aftermarket Retrofit Device Evaluation Program


Cross Border Sales

  • Cross border sales policies specify the states in which vehicles with a federally certified California emissions package may be sold (for the applicable model year).
[ 2004 and Later Policy 27K PDF, Q&As; 24K PDF, States Adoption Status 13K PDF]
[2003 85K PDF]
[2002 85K PDF]
[2001 85K PDF]
[2000 89K PDF]
[1999 88K PDF]
[1998 83K PDF]
[1997 67K PDF]
[1996 67K PDF]
[1993-1995 87K PDF]

Reports and Presentations


Phone numbers (contacts list by topic)

 

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Transportation and Air Quality

Overview: Pollutants and Programs

Consumer Information

On-road Vehicles and Engines

Nonroad Engines, Equipment, and Vehicles

Fuels and Fuel Additives

Voluntary Programs

Transportation and Air Quality Planning

Modeling, Testing, and Research

                                  

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