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Highway Motorcycles: Family Naming Conventions

To determine Positions 1-4 of your Engine Family name, see:

Information about Family Naming Conventions

Use the table below to create Positions 5-12:

Location in Family Name	Code/Value	Description or Instructions
Position 5	C	Industry sector code for all "Highway Motorcycles"
Positions 6-9 for non-electric motorcycles	XX.X, X.XX, or .XXX	Engine displacement units in liters (decimal point counts as a digit and each 'X' represents an integer)
Positions 6-9 for non-electric motorcycles	XXXX	Engine displacement units in cubic centimeters (each 'X' represents an integer)
Positions 6-9 for electric motorcycles*	LION	Lithium ion rechargeable battery
	NIMH	Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery
	LICO	Lithium Cobalt rechargeable battery
	LEAD	Lead-Acid rechargeable battery
	NICA	Nickel Cadmium rechargeable battery
	LIPO	Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery
	LIFE	LiFePO4, Lithium iron phosphate rechargeable battery
	ZINC	Zinc-air full cell rechargeable battery
Positions 10-12	***	Enter any combination of valid characters in order to provide a unique identification for your family name.

Note:

* If you use a battery type that is not listed, please contact EPA at MC-cert@epa.gov.