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EPA Emission Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles and Trucks and Motorcycles

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Terms and acronyms

Driving Cycles

Driving Cycles for Light-Duty Vehicles and Motorcycles are detailed on the following EPA webpage.

  • EPA Federal Test Procedure (FTP) 
  • EPA SC03 SFTP with air conditioning
  • EPA Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS)
  • EPA US06 or SFTP
  • LA-92 Dynamometer Driving Schedule

Light-Duty Vehicles and Trucks

  • Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck -- Clean Fuel Fleet Exhaust Emission Standards (PDF) (1 pg, 92 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-006)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks: Non-Methane Organic Gas Standards for Clean Fuel Fleet Flexible-Fuel and Dual-Fuel Vehicles (PDF)(1 pg, 92 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-007)
  • Light-Duty Trucks: Tier 0, Tier 1, and Clean Fuel Vehicle (CFV) Exhaust Emission Standards (PDF)(2 pp, 99 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-008)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks: Tier 0, Tier 1, and National Low Emission Vehicle (NLEV) Implementation Schedule (PDF)(2 pp, 102 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-009)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks: Tier 0, Tier 1, National Low Emission Vehicle (NLEV), and Clean Fuel Vehicle (CFV) Exhaust Emission Standards (PDF)(2 pp, 117 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-010)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks:Tier 1 and National Low Emission Vehicle (NLEV) Supplemental Federal Test Procedure Exhaust Emission Standards (PDF)(1 pg, 85 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-011)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks: Tier 1 and National Low Emission Vehicle (NLEV) Evaporative Emission Standards and Implementation Schedule (PDF)(2 pp, 93 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-012)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles: Tier 2 and Interim Non-Tier 2 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) Exhaust Emission Standards (PDF)(1 pg, 72 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-013)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles: Tier 2 Evaporative Emission Standards (PDF)(1 pg, 76 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-014)
  • Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles: Tier 2 Exhaust Emission Standards and Implementation Schedule (PDF)(1 pg, 514 K, September 2017, EPA-420-B-17-028)
  • Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards
    • Regulations
    • Emission standards table
  • Model Year 2012-2016 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
  • Model Year 2017 and Later Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

Motorcycles

  • Highway Motorcycles: Exhaust Emission Standards (PDF)(1 pg, 80 K, March 2016, EPA-420-B-16-016)

Emission Standards Reference Guide

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  • EPA Emission Regulations
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Last updated on January 7, 2025
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