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Green Vehicles Glossary Definition (English)

TLEV Defined
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"Stands for "Transitional Low Emission Vehicle," which is one of four categories of emissions standards under the National Low Emission Vehicle regulations. In order to be certified as TLEVs, vehicles must meet stringent emission levels for non-methane organic gases (NMOG), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) on emissions certification tests. TLEV is also a California standard about 20% more stringent than Tier 1 for smog-forming emissions."
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