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From the California Air Resources Board's Buyer's Guide to Cleaner Cars

 

Super Ultra Low-Emission Cars (SULEVs)

These cars are 90 percent cleaner than the average new 2000 model year car.

make model displacement fuel transmission engine family #
Honda Accord 2.3L gasoline A4 YHNXV02.3NL5
Honda Civic GX 1.6L compressed natural gas L4 YHNXV01.6KA5
Nissan Sentra 1.8L gasoline A4 YNSXV01.85BA


Ultra Low-Emission Cars (ULEVs)

These cars are 50 percent cleaner than the average new 2000 model year car.

make model displacement fuel transmission engine family #
Acura 3.2TL 3.2L gasoline A4 YHNXV03.2GL4
Buick Le Sabre 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8901
Buick Le Sabre 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8044
Buick Park Avenue 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8901
Buick Park Avenue 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8044
Chevrolet Impala 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8901
Chevrolet Impala 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8044
Chevrolet Lumina 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8044
Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8044
Dodge Neon 2.0L gasoline A4 YCRXV0122V40
Dodge Neon 2.0L gasoline A4 YCRXV0122V41
Honda Accord EX 2.3L gasoline A4 YHNXV02.3PL4
Honda Accord LX 2.3L gasoline A4 YHNXV02.3PL4
Honda Insight 1.0L gasoline w/electric assist M5 YHNXV0.10LA4
Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L compressed natural gas A4 YFMXV04.6VP5
Mazda 626 2.0L gasoline A4 YTKXV02.0VJM
Mazda Protoge 1.6L gasoline A4 YTKXV01.6VJM
Plymouth Neon 2.0L gasoline A4 YCRXV0122V40
Plymouth Neon 2.0L gasoline A4 YCRXV0122V41
Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8901
Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8044
Pontiac Regal 3.8L gasoline A4 YGMXV03.8044
Toyota Camry 2.2L gasoline A4 YTYXV02.2JJB
Toyota Camry Solara 2.2L gasoline A4 YTYXV02.2JJB
Toyota Camry Solara (convertible) 2.2L gasoline A4 YTYXV02.2JJB
Toyota Camry 2.2L compressed natural gas A4 YTYXV02.2PPA

The California Air Resources Board no longer includes low emission vehicles (LEVs) in its Buyer's Guide to Cleaner Cars. LEVs are 50 percent cleaner than cars certified to CARB's basic new car standard. However, as a result of progressively stricter manufacturer fleet average standards, emissions from LEVs are about the same as emissions from the average new car sold in California. Hence the omission.



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