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Final Regulation Order – Part 1 ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE STANDARDS FOR 2009 THROUGH 2017 MODEL YEAR PASSENGER CARS, LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS, AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES. Note: Set forth below are the 2012 amendments to the California zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation. The text of the amendments is shown in underline to indicate additions and strikeout to indicate deletions, compared to the preexisting regulatory language. Amend Title 13, Motor Vehicles, Division 3, Air Resources Board, Chapter 1, Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices, Article 2, Approval of Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices (New Vehicles), § 1962.1, Zero-Emission Vehicle Standards for 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles to read: § 1962.1 Zero-Emission Vehicle Standards for 2009 and Subsequentthrough 2017 Model Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and MediumDuty Vehicles.

(a) ZEV Emission Standard. The Executive Officer shall certify new 2009 and subsequentthrough 2017 model year passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles as ZEVs if the vehicles produce zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) under any and all possible operational modes and conditions. (b) (1) Percentage ZEV Requirements. General Percentage ZEV Requirement.

(A) Basic Requirement. The minimum percentage ZEV requirement for each manufacturer is listed in the table below as the percentage of the PCs and LDT1s, and LDT2s to the extent required by sectionsubdivision (b)(1)(C), produced by the manufacturer and delivered for sale in California that must be ZEVs, subject to the conditions in this sectionsubdivision 1962.1(b). The ZEV requirement will be based on the annual NMOG production report for the appropriate model year. Model Years 2009 through 2011 2012 through 2014 2015 through 2017 2018 and subsequent Minimum ZEV Requirement 11 % 12 % 14 % 16 %

(B) Calculating the Number of Vehicles to Which the Percentage ZEV...