Methanol/ethanol
vehicles
Vehicles should be ARB and/or EPA certified vehicles. Use the underhood label to
determine the required emission controls.
These vehicles are subject to Smog Check inspection.
Vehicle classes
For the purposes of this Appendix, vehicle classes are defined as follows:
"Passenger Car" (PC) - any motor vehicle designed primarily for
transportation of persons and having a design capacity of 12 persons or less.
"Light-duty Trucks" (LDT) - any motor vehicle rated at 6,000 lbs. GVW or
less which is designed primarily for purposes of transportation of property or is a
derivative of such vehicle, or is available with special features enabling offstreet
or off-highway operation and use.
"Medium-duty Vehicles" (MDV) - any pre-1995 heavy-duty vehicle having a
manufacturer's GVW rating of 8,500 pounds or less, or any 1995 and later model
year heavy-duty vehicle having a GVW of 14,000 pounds or less, or any low
emission vehicle having a GVW greater than 6000 lbs but less than 14,000
pounds. Manufacturers may elect to certify pre-1995 vehicles up to 10,000
pounds as medium-duty vehicles.
"Heavy-duty Vehicles" (HDV) - any motor vehicle having a manufacturer's
GVWR greater than 6,000 pounds, excluding: light-duty trucks and 1978 and
later medium-duty vehicles and 1995 and later vehicles less than 14,000
GVWR. Manufacturers may elect to certify pre-1995 vehicles up to 10,000
pounds as medium-duty vehicles.