New York Incentives and Laws for Air Quality / Emissions
The list below contains summaries of all New York incentives and laws related to Air Quality / Emissions.
Laws and Regulations
Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Standards
Any new light-duty passenger car, light-duty truck, or medium-duty passenger vehicle sold, leased, imported, delivered, purchased, or acquired in New York State must be certified to the California emissions standards set forth in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) must meet a fleet average greenhouse gas emissions standard, as defined in the California Code of Regulations, which will become more stringent for each model year through 2016.
In addition, each OEM's sales fleet of passenger cars and light-duty trucks produced and delivered for sale in the state must meet at least the same percentage requirements for Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) set forth in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 1962. An alternative compliance program expands the options available to OEMs to meet the mandate. Under this program, OEMs must make the following commitments:
- 7% of vehicles must meet Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (PZEV) standards, 2% must meet Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (ATPZEV) standards, and 1% must meet ZEV standards, which includes battery electric or fuel cell vehicles;
- Any ZEV or PZEV models available in California must also be made available in New York State.
(Reference New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regulations Chapter III, Part 218)