Table 12.

12
Tier 2 Emission Standards for Cars and Light Trucks
(grams/mile)
Bin

NMOG

10a
9a
8
7
6
5

0.125
0.075
0.100
0.075
0.075
0.075

MDPVa
10a
9a
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

0.280
0.156
0.090
0.125
0.090
0.090
0.090
0.070
0.055
0.010
0.000

CO
Nox
50,000 miles
3.4
0.4
3.4
0.2
3.4
0.14
3.4
0.11
3.4
0.08
3.4
0.05
120,000 miles
7.3
0.9
4.2
0.6
4.2
0.3
4.2
0.2
4.2
0.15
4.2
0.10
4.2
0.07
2.1
0.04
2.1
0.03
2.1
0.02
0.0
0.00

PM
b
b
b
b
b
b

0.12
0.08
0.060
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.00

HCHO
0.015
0.015
0.015
0.015
0.015
0.015
0.032
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.011
0.011
0.004
0.000

Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 28, Thursday, February 10, 2000,
pp. 6822-6870.
Acronyms Used on Tables 12.12 and 12.13
CO
Carbon Monoxide
GVW
Gross vehicle weight
HC
Hydrocarbons
HCHO
Formaldehyde
LDT
Light-duty truck
LEV
Low-emission vehicle
LVW
Loaded vehicle weight
MDPV
Medium-duty passenger vehicle
(8,500-10,000 lbs. GVWR)
NMOG
Non-methane organic gases
NOx
Nitrogen oxides
PM
Particulate matter
SULEV
Super-ultra-low-emission vehicle
ULEV
Ultra-low-emission vehicle
ZEV
Zero-emission vehicle

a
b

Bin expires after 2008.

No standard.