New York also has a similar law on the books, due to take effect with the 2010 model year. California’s law will apply to model year 2009.
According to the DEP press release, a very interesting detail I was not aware of. “State law requires Massachusetts to update its emissions program to conform to California’s, as long as it is stricter than federal standards.” And sure enough, there it is in the MGL, chapter 111, section 142k.
[T]he department of environmental protection, hereinafter referred to as the department, shall adopt motor vehicle emissions standards based on the California’s duly promulgated motor vehicle emissions standards of the state of California unless, after a public hearing, the department establishes, based on substantial evidence, that said emissions standards and a compliance program similar to the state of California’s will not achieve, in the aggregate, greater motor vehicle pollution reductions than the federal standards and compliance program for any such model year.
Presumably that is the basis for this hearing. California is adopting this new sticker, and so the department must decide whether this sticker will “achieve, in the aggregate, greater motor vehicle pollution reductions than the federal standards.” The Massachusetts proposal would apply to model year 2010 and later. The hearing will be held at MassDEP on December 10, and written comments can be made until December 22.
sitting above a trashcan. ULEVs would get a sticker with the globe entirely above the can. Big SUVs would get one with the Earth half in the can. Hummer stickers would just show the can. The can could also have a number on it representing the vehicle’s emissions.
Check out the DoE’s web site. Click on FIND AND COMPARE CARS. I used this when looking for my last car. In some cases, you need to ask for a specific engine type (not just a particular size) to get the lowest emissions.
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p>Once you get to the page for a car, be sure to scroll down to where it says “show scores for California and and Northeast states”. One click there and I think it remembers for all further vehicles.
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p>I’ll guess that the sticker design would be similar to the graphics used at the DoE site.
I loves me some guvment reguuulations!
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p>I can’t wait for another hack to approve a sticker to go on my truck! Woohoo!
This isn’t government regulating what you can and can’t buy. This is government ensuring that you as a consumer are getting fair and appropriate information so you can make the best choice for you.
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p>It’s like Nutrition Facts on the back of your food packaging. It takes a special wing nut to be against honest and appropriate information.
And it takes other kinds of wing-nuts not to know what they are eating in terms of food values or not to know a SUV is more damaging to the environment than a Prius. Why are you guys so quick to endorse big brotherism?
And it takes other kinds of wing-nuts not to know what they are eating in terms of food values or not to know a SUV is more damaging to the environment than a Prius. Why are you guys so quick to endorse big brotherism?
And it takes other kinds of wing-nuts not to know what they are eating in terms of food values or not to know a SUV is more damaging to the environment than a Prius. Why are you guys so quick to endorse big brotherism?
And it takes other kinds of wing-nuts not to know what they are eating in terms of food values or not to know a SUV is more damaging to the environment than a Prius. Why are you guys so quick to endorse big brotherism?
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p>We’ve made big improvements, thanks to- wait for it- government regulations, but there’s still room for improvement.