§7582 Requirements applicable to clean-fuel vehicles

Summary

The EPA Administrator must create clean-fuel vehicle rules no later than 24 months after November 15, 1990. Clean-fuel vehicles up to 8,500 gvwr must follow the same motor-vehicle rules as comparable gasoline vehicles of the same category and model year, unless those rules conflict with the clean-fuel rules or different administration or enforcement rules apply. Clean-fuel vehicles of 8,500 gvwr or more must follow the same rules that apply to comparable gasoline or diesel vehicles, with the same exceptions. For checking in-use compliance, "useful life" is set by vehicle class and certification mileage. For light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks up to 6,000 lbs gvwr: useful life is 5 years or 50,000 miles (or the equivalent), whichever happens first, for standards tied to 50,000-mile certification; and 10 years or 100,000 miles (or the equivalent), whichever happens first, for standards tied to 100,000-mile certification, but in-use testing need not go beyond 7 years or 75,000 miles (or the equivalent). For light-duty trucks over 6,000 lbs gvwr: useful life is 5 years or 50,000 miles (or the equivalent) for 50,000-mile standards, and 11 years or 120,000 miles (or the equivalent) for 120,000-mile standards, but in-use testing need not go beyond 7 years or 90,000 miles (or the equivalent).