HOW
TO IDENTIFY A CLEANER CAR
Step 1.
Print out these instructions and the "Find a Car"
page of the car you are interested in and take them to the dealership.
Step 2.
At the dealership, find the make and model you are looking
for, with the engine size and transmission type you want. Example:
Honda Insight, 3 cylinder with a manual transmission.
Step 3.
Some automakers post the emissions standard (LEV, ULEV, SULEV,
or ZEV) on the window sticker. If the vehicle you are looking
for is a passenger car, and if you find the emissions standard
on the window sticker, you have found the car you want. If you
don't find it there, look under the hood for the Vehicle Emission
Control Information label. This label is usually placed in front
on the radiator shroud (Arrow number 1 on the picture below) but
may also be found on the wheel well cover (Arrow 2), the underside
of the hood (Arrow 3) or some other visible location in the engine
compartment. For a passenger car, once you find the emissions
standard of the version you're looking for, you're done.
Step 4.
For light trucks, SUV's and vans, to be sure you're getting the
vehicle you want you may also have to match the underhood label
ID printed on our spec sheet. Light truck standards are more complicated,
and often vary with a vehicle's weight class.
This
is a sample label to give you some idea what to look for.