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The Truck and Bus Rule is considered by the Air Resources Board and other organizations such as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Environmental Defense Fund as a win-win for the State of California: reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, reducing fuel use, providing fuel and operating cost-savings for truck owners, and reducing smog-forming pollution, in addition to providing human ...
California's Low-emission vehicle (LEV) program defines six automotive emission standards which are stricter than the United States' national Tier regulations. Each standard has several targets depending on vehicle weight and cargo capacity; the regulations cover vehicles with test weights up to 14,000 pounds (6,400 kg).
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is an agency of the government of California that aims to reduce air pollution.Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board, CARB is a department within the cabinet-level California Environmental Protection Agency.
From 1 January 2006, all new passenger cars with spark-ignition engines in Hong Kong must meet either Euro IV petrol standard, Japanese Heisei 17 standard or US EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 standard. For new passenger cars with compression-ignition engines, they must meet US EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 standard.
On June 3, 2003, the parties finalized a settlement of their disputes pertaining to the NTE standards. The parties agreed upon a detailed outline for a future regulation that would require a manufacturer-run heavy-duty in-use NTE testing ("HDIUT") program for diesel-fueled engines and vehicles. One section of the outline stated:
The owners of the California gas station who sold the fifth largest Mega Millions ticket in history on Friday were elated to learn their store had played a small part in the $1.22 billion jackpot ...
Top Tier fuels must maintain levels of detergent additives that are believed to result in a higher standard of engine cleanliness and performance as compared to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirement. In addition, Top Tier fuels may not contain metallic additives, which can harm the vehicle emission system and ...
# of engines Engine type Image MP-900 B-B 1999–2022 900 horsepower (671 kW) 2 Cummins QSX15 (I6) Tier 2 See here: B-B 2009–2022 2 Cummins QSX15 (I6) Tier 3 B-B 2012–2022 2 Cummins QSX15 (I6) Tier 4 MP-1200 B-B 2012–2022 1,200 horsepower (895 kW) 2 Cummins QSX15 (I6) Tier 4 MP-1500 B-B 2007–2022 1,500 horsepower (1,120 kW) 2