Final Rule for Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Control Requirements
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Rule Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more protective tailpipe emissions standards for all passenger vehicles, including sport utility vehicles (SUVs), minivans, vans and pick-up trucks. This regulation marks the first time that SUVs and other light-duty trucks - even the largest passenger vehicles - are subject to the same national pollution standards as cars. And, for the first time, we are treating vehicles and fuels as a system.
Simultaneously, EPA is announcing lower standards for sulfur in gasoline, which will ensure the effectiveness of low emission-control technologies in vehicles and reduce harmful air pollution. When the new tailpipe and sulfur standards are implemented, Americans will benefit from the clean-air equivalent of removing 164 million cars from the road. These new standards require passenger vehicles to be 77 to 95 percent cleaner than those on the road today and reduce the sulfur content of gasoline by up to 90 percent.
- Final Rule (PDF)(174 pp, 1.2 MB, published February 10, 2000)
- Regulatory Impact Analysis (PDF) (522 pp, 2 MB, EPA-420-R-99-023, December 1999)
- Response to Comments (PDF) (525 pp, 2.2 MB, EPA-420-R99-024, December 1999)
Additional Resources
Fact Sheets
- EPA’s Program for Cleaner Vehicles and Cleaner Gasoline (PDF) (4 pp, 13 K, EPA-420-F-99-051, December 1999)