- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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ComparisontoVariousCarEmissionsStandards
Smong-CausingCompounds
Greenhouse
Gas
Hydrocarbons
Carbon
Monoxide
Nitrogen
Oxides
Particulate
Matter
Carbon
Dioxide
Category
TOG
(1)

g/km
(g/mi)
NMOG
(2)

g/km
(g/mi)
CO
(3)

g/km(g/mi)

NOx
(4)

g/km(g/mi)

PM
(5)

g/km(g/mi)
CO
2

(6)

g/km(g/mi)
Pre-standards
(1970)
5.5(8.8) 54(86) 2.2(3.5) ? ?
TLEV
(7)

-
0.097
(0.156)
2.6(4.2) 0.37(0.6) 0.024(0.04)
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-
LEV
(8)

-
0.056
(0.090)
2.6(4.2) 0.04(0.07)
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0.006(0.01)
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-
ULEV
(9)

-
0.034
(0.055)
1.3(2.1) 0.04(0.07)
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0.006(0.01)
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-
SULEV
(10)

-
0.006
(0.010)
0.6(1.0) 0.01(0.02)

0.006(0.01)
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Canada1975
standards
1.2(1.9) 16(26) 1.93(3.19)
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-
-
Canada1987
standards
0.25(0.4) 2.1(3.38) 0.62(1.0)
-
-
Canada1997
standards
0.25
(0.4)
0.16
(0.26)
2.1(3.38) 0.25(0.4) 0.05(0.08) -
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Notes:
1. Totalorganicgases(hydrocarbons)
2. Non-methaneorganicgases(hydrocarbons)
3. Carbonmonoxide
4. Nitrogenoxides
5. Particulatematter,2.5micronsandless.Ahealthhazard,suchparticlesaremajorcontributorto
smog.
6. Carbondioxide.Carbondioxideisanon-toxic"greenhousegas".
7. Transitionarylowemissionsvehicle.Thisisconsideredtobe"50%cleaner"thanwasthe1999
minimumnewcarstandardinCalifornia.
8. Lowemissionsvehicle.Thisisconsideredtobe"70%cleaner"thanCalifornia's1999basicnew
carstandard.
9. Ultra-low emissions vehicle. This is considered to be "85% cleaner" than California's 1999
minimumnewcarstandard.In1999,5modelsavailableinCaliforniametthesestandards.They
were the natural gas Ford Crown Victoria, the gasoline Honda Accord EX/LX sedan, the
gasolineHondaAccordEX/LXcoupe,thenaturalgasHondaCivicGX,andthegasolineMazda
Protégé.
10. Super-ultra-lowemissionsvehicle.
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