Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations (SOR/2010-201)
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Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
SOR/2010-201
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Registration 2010-09-23
Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
P.C. 2010-1162 2010-09-23
Whereas, pursuant to subsection 332(1)Footnote a of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote b, the Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on April 17, 2010, a copy of the proposed Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations, substantially in the annexed form, and persons were given an opportunity to file comments with respect to the Regulations or to file a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established and stating the reasons for the objection;
Return to footnote aS.C. 2004, c. 15, s. 31
Return to footnote bS.C. 1999, c. 33
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to sections 160 and 162 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote b, hereby makes the annexed Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
1. (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
“Act”
« Loi »
“Act” means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
“advanced technology vehicle”
« véhicule à technologie de pointe »
“advanced technology vehicle” means an electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or a fuel cell vehicle.
“alcohol dual fuel vehicle”
« véhicule à alcool à double carburant »
“alcohol dual fuel vehicle” means a vehicle that
(a) is designed to operate either on
(i) alcohol fuel or gasoline, or
(ii) alcohol fuel or diesel fuel;
(b) yields equal or greater energy efficiency, calculated in accordance with section 510(g)(1) of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart F, of the CFR, while operating on alcohol fuel as it does while operating on gasoline or diesel fuel; and
(c) meets or exceeds the minimum driving range set out in section 5(a) of Title 49, subtitle B, chapter V, part 538, of the CFR.
“alcohol fuel”
« alcool carburant »
“alcohol fuel” means a fuel mixture containing 85% or more by volume of methanol, ethanol, or other alcohols.
“approach angle”
« angle d’approche »
“approach angle” means the smallest angle, in a plan side view of a vehicle, formed by the level surface on which the vehicle is standing and a line tangent to the front tire static loaded radius arc and touching the underside of the vehicle forward of the front tire.
“automobile”
« automobile »
“automobile” means any four-wheeled self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use on highways and that has a GVWR of less than 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds), except
(a) a vehicle manufactured in different stages by two or more manufacturers, if no intermediate or final-stage manufacturer of that vehicle manufactures more than 10,000 multistage vehicles per year; and
(b) a work truck.
“axle clearance”
« garde au sol sous les essieux »
“axle clearance” means the vertical distance from the level surface on which a vehicle is standing to the lowest point on the axle differential of the vehicle.
“break-over angle”
« angle de rampe »
“break-over angle” means the supplement of the largest angle, in the plan side view of a vehicle, that can be formed by two lines tangent to the front and rear static loaded radii arcs and intersecting at a point on the underside of the vehicle.
“car line”
« ligne de voitures »
“car line” means a group of vehicles of the same make and, if applicable, the same car division, that have a similar body or chassis.
“CFR”
« CFR »
“CFR” means the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States as amended from time to time.
“CO2”
« CO2 »
“CO2” means carbon dioxide.
“curb weight”
« masse en état de marche »
“curb weight” means the actual or manufacturer’s estimated weight of a vehicle in operational status with all standard equipment and weight of fuel at nominal tank capacity and the weight of optional equipment.
“departure angle”
« angle de sortie »
“departure angle” means the smallest angle, in a plan side view of a vehicle, formed by the level surface on which the vehicle is standing and a line tangent to the rear tire static loaded radius arc and touching the underside of the vehicle rearward of the rear tire.
“electric vehicle”
« véhicule électrique »
“electric vehicle” means a vehicle that
(a) conforms to the emission standards of bin 1 set out in a horizontal row in Table S04-1 in section 1811 of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, part 86, subpart S, of the CFR;
(b) is powered solely by an electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system, provided that recharge energy can be drawn from a source that is not on-board the vehicle; and
(c) does not have an on-board combustion engine-generator system as a means of providing electrical energy.
“emergency vehicle”
« véhicule d’urgence »
“emergency vehicle” means a vehicle that is manufactured primarily for use as an ambulance or a police vehicle.
“EPA”
« EPA »
“EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
“EPA certificate”
« certificat de l’EPA »
“EPA certificate” means a certificate of conformity to U.S. federal standards issued by the EPA.
“footprint”
« empreinte »
“footprint” means the result of the product of the average width (measured in inches and rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch) of the lateral distance between the centrelines of the front and rear base tires at ground, multiplied by the longitudinal distance between the front and rear wheel centrelines (measured in inches and rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch), divided by 144 and rounded to the nearest tenth of a square foot.
“fuel cell vehicle”
« véhicule à pile à combustible »
“fuel cell vehicle” means an electric vehicle propelled solely by an electric motor, the energy for the motor being supplied by an electrochemical cell that produces electricity without fuel combustion.
“GVWR”
« PNBV »
“GVWR” means the gross vehicle weight rating specified by a manufacturer as the maximum design loaded weight of a single vehicle.
“hybrid electric vehicle”
« véhicule électrique hybride »
“hybrid electric vehicle” means a vehicle that is powered by an electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system from an on-board electric source and by an internal combustion engine or heat engine.
“light truck”
« camion léger »
“light truck” means an automobile
(a) that has four-wheel drive or a GVWR of more than 2 722 kg (6,000 pounds) and that has at least four of the following characteristics calculated when the automobile is at curb weight, on a level surface, with the front wheels parallel to the automobile’s longitudinal centreline and the tires inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure:
(i) approach angle of not less than 28 degrees,
(ii) break-over angle of not less than 14 degrees,
(iii) departure angle of not less than 20 degrees,
(iv) running clearance of not less than 20 centimetres,
(v) front and rear axle clearances of not less than 18 centimetres; or
(b) that is designed to perform at least one of the following functions:
(i) transport more than 10 persons,
(ii) provide temporary living quarters,
(iii) transport property on an open bed,
(iv) provide greater cargo-carrying than passenger-carrying volume, the cargo-carrying volume of a vehicle sold with a second-row seat being determined with that seat installed, regardless of whether or not the manufacturer has described that seat as optional,
(v) permit expanded use of the automobile for cargo-carrying purposes through the removal or stowing of seats to create a flat surface extending from the forwardmost point of installation of those seats to the rear of the automobile’s interior, with automobiles of the 2012 and subsequent model years being equipped with at least three rows of designated seating positions as standard equipment.
“model type”
« type de modèle »
“model type” means passenger automobiles or light trucks that have the same combination of car line, transmission class and basic engine or basic electric motor.
“model year”
« année de modèle »
“model year” means the year, as determined under section 4, that is used by a manufacturer to designate a model of vehicle.
“natural gas dual fuel vehicle”
« véhicule à gaz naturel à double carburant »
“natural gas dual fuel vehicle” means a vehicle that
(a) is designed to operate either on
(i) natural gas or gasoline, or
(ii) natural gas or diesel fuel;
(b) yields equal or greater energy efficiency, calculated in accordance with section 510(g)(1) of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart F, of the CFR, while operating on natural gas as it does while operating on gasoline or diesel fuel; and
(c) meets or exceeds the minimum driving range set out in section 5(a) of Title 49, subtitle B, chapter V, part 538, of the CFR.
“nominal tank capacity”
« capacité nominale du réservoir à carburant »
“nominal tank capacity” means the volume of the fuel tank specified by the manufacturer to the nearest three eighths of a litre (one tenth of a U.S. gallon).
“passenger automobile”
« automobile à passagers »
“passenger automobile” means any automobile, other than a light truck, that is designed for use in the transportation of not more than 10 persons.
“plug-in hybrid electric vehicle”
« véhicule électrique hybride rechargeable »
“plug-in hybrid electric vehicle” means a hybrid electric vehicle that has the capability to recharge its energy storage system from an electric source that is not on board the vehicle.
“running clearance”
« jeu fonctionnel »
“running clearance” means the vertical distance from the level surface on which a vehicle is standing to the lowest point on the vehicle, excluding any point on a component that forms part of the vehicle’s unsprung weight.
“static loaded radius arc”
« arc du rayon sous charge »
“static loaded radius arc” means a portion of a circle whose centre is the centre of a standard tire-rim combination of a vehicle and whose radius is the distance from that centre to the level surface on which the vehicle is standing, measured with the vehicle at curb weight, the wheel parallel to the vehicle’s longitudinal centreline and the tire inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure.
“temporary living quarters”
« abri provisoire »
“temporary living quarters” means a space in the interior of an automobile that includes sleeping surfaces and household conveniences and in which people may temporarily live.
“transmission class”
« catégorie de transmissions »
“transmission class” means a group of transmissions having the following common features:
(a) basic transmission type;
(b) number of forward gears used in the tests conducted for the purposes of subsection 18(3);
(c) drive system;
(d) type of overdrive, if applicable; and
(e) torque converter type, if applicable.
“useful life”
« durée de vie utile »
“useful life” means the period of time or use in respect of which an emission standard applies to a vehicle, as follows
(a) in the case of a passenger automobile or light truck other than a “medium-duty passenger vehicle” as defined in subsection 1(1) of the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations — 10 years or 120,000 miles; whichever occurs first; or
(b) in the case of a light truck that is a “medium-duty passenger vehicle” as defined in subsection 1(1) of the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations — 11 years or 120,000 miles; whichever occurs first.
“work truck”
« camion de travail »
“work truck” means a vehicle that has a GVWR of more than 3 856 kg (8,500 pounds) and less than or equal to 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds) and does not include a medium-duty passenger vehicle as defined in subsection 1(1) of the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations.
Marginal note:Basic engine and basic electric motor
(2) For the purposes of the definition “model type” in subsection (1), passenger automobiles or light trucks have the same basic engine or basic electric motor, if
(a) in the case of vehicles other than electric vehicles, their engines have the same
(i) manufacturer,
(ii) engine displacement,
(iii) number of cylinders,
(iv) fuel system, and
(v) catalyst; or
(b) in the case of electric vehicles, their electric motors have the same
(i) manufacturer,
(ii) electric traction motor,
(iii) motor controller,
(iv) battery configuration,
(v) electrical charging system, and
(vi) energy storage device.
Marginal note:CFR
(3) Standards that are incorporated by reference in these Regulations from the CFR are those expressly set out in the CFR and must be read as excluding
(a) references to the EPA or the Administrator of the EPA exercising discretion in any way;
(b) references to the Secretary of Transportation exercising discretion in any way;
(c) alternative standards related to fleet averages, other averages, emission credits, small volume manufacturers, or financial hardship; and
(d) standards or evidence of conformity of any authority other than the EPA.
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