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NJDEP Publishes Clean Vehicle
List for New Car Buyers
You can help reduce air pollution.
When you purchase a new vehicle, you can make a choice that can improve our air quality.
The “Clean Vehicle List” is provided to help you make a purchasing decision that can help reduce air pollution. As more people make informed decisions when selecting a new vehicle, all of us will breathe cleaner air.
This year’s listing for model year 2007 includes 4 new models of Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicles, all hybrid-electric models with extremely low exhaust, evaporative emissions and improved fuel efficiency.
By selecting a vehicle on the “Clean Vehicle List”, New Jersey's consumers have the option of selecting a vehicle that is up to 90% cleaner than the average new 2004 model year vehicle, at little or no extra cost. In many cases, the higher initial cost will be more than offset through fuel savings over the life of the vehicle.
New Jersey’s air quality has improved greatly but continues to exceed the health-based standards for ground-level ozone or “smog” and fine particulate matter. In New Jersey, emissions from cars and light-trucks account for about 30% of the total hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen emissions in the air that contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone during the summer months.
In addition to being extremely low emitting, these vehicles come with a 15-year, 150,000 miles (whichever occurs first) emission control warranty.
The publication of the listing is part of the NJ Clean Car Act, signed in 2004. The NJDEP has adopted rules to implement the California Low Emission Vehicle (Cal-LEV) program in 2009.
To learn more please visit California’s Drive Clean Web site or the USEPA Green Vehicle Guide.
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