Best Practice Guide

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LOW EMISSION VEHICLE (LEV) Return to list of terms

A vehicle certified by the California Air Resources Board to have emissions from zero to 50,000 miles no higher than 0.075 grams/mile (g/mi) of non-methane organic gases, 3.4 g/mi of carbon monoxide, and 0.2 g/mi of nitrogen oxides. Emissions from 50,000 to 100,000 miles may be slightly higher (See chart in Chapter 2.) LOW-SULFUR COAL - Coal having one percent or less of sulfur by weight.

Source: California Energy Commission