Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations

Marginal note:Fleet average CO₂ equivalent emission value

• 18 (1) A company must calculate the fleet average CO₂ equivalent emission value for each fleet of its passenger automobiles and fleet of its light trucks of the 2011 and subsequent model years in accordance with the following formula:

  D – E – F – G

  where

  D

  is the fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value for each fleet determined in accordance with subsections (2) or (3), subject to subsections (5) and (6);

  E

  is the allowance for reduction of air conditioning refrigerant leakage determined in accordance with subsection (7);

  F

  is the allowance for improving air conditioning system efficiency determined in accordance with subsection (8); and

  G

  is the allowance for the use of innovative technologies that have a measurable CO₂ emission reduction, determined in accordance with subsection (9).

• Marginal note:Fleet average CO₂ equivalent emission value for the 2011 model year

  (2) The fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value for the 2011 model year, expressed in grams of CO₂ equivalent per mile, is calculated by dividing 8,887 by the company’s fleet average fuel economy for that model year determined in accordance with the following formula:

  (Σ (A × B)) ÷ C

  where

  A

  is the fuel economy level for each model type, expressed in miles per gallon, determined in accordance with the following provisions, taking into account subsection 19(2):

  • (a) in the case of advanced technology vehicles, the provisions of section 208 of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart C, of the CFR, for the model year in question, and

  • (b) in all other cases, the provisions of section 510(c)(2) of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart F, of the CFR, for the model year in question;

  B

  is the number of vehicles of the model type in question in the fleet; and

  C

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet.

• Marginal note:Fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value for 2012 and subsequent model years

  (3) Subject to subsection (11), the fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value for each of the 2012 and subsequent model years and for the application of section 29 for fleets of the 2008 to 2010 model years is calculated using the following formula:

  (Σ (A × B)) ÷ C

  where

  A

  is the following carbon-related exhaust emission value for each model type, and includes, if applicable, the exhaust emission for nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄):

  • (a) in the case of electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles, 0 gram of CO₂ equivalent per mile,

  • (b) in the case of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the value determined in accordance with the provisions of section 208 of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart C, of the CFR, for the model year in question, taking into account subsection 19(2), and expressed in grams of CO₂ equivalent per mile, and

  • (c) in all other cases, the value determined in accordance with the provisions of section 510(j)(2) of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart F, of the CFR, for the model year in question, taking into account subsection 19(2), and expressed in grams of CO₂ equivalent per mile;

  B

  is the number of vehicles of the model type in question in the fleet; and

  C

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet.

• Marginal note:Advanced Technology

  (4) When calculating the fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value in accordance with the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) for the 2011 to 2016 model years, a company may, for the purposes of amounts B and C in subsections (2) and (3), elect to multiply the number of advanced technology vehicles in its fleet by 1.2, if the company reports this election and indicates the number of credits obtained as a result of this election in its end of model year report.

• Marginal note:Maximum decrease for dual fuel vehicles

  (5) For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) for fleets of the model years 2011 to 2015 and for the application of section 29, for fleets of the 2008 to 2010 model years, if the fleet contains alcohol dual fuel vehicles or natural gas dual fuel vehicles, the fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value is the greater of

  • (a) the fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value calculated in accordance with subsections (2) or (3), and

  • (b) the fleet average carbon-related exhaust emission value calculated in accordance with subsections (2) or (3) but assuming that all alcohol dual fuel vehicles and natural gas dual fuel vehicles operate exclusively on gasoline or diesel fuel, minus the applicable limit set out in section 510(i) of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart F, of the CFR.

• Marginal note:Alternative value

  (6) For the purposes of sections 510(j)(2)(vi) and (vii) of Title 40, chapter I, part 600, subpart F, of the CFR, a company may use an alternative value for the weighting factor “F” if the company provides the Minister with evidence demonstrating that the alternative value of “F” is more representative of the company’s fleet.

• Marginal note:Allowance for reduction of air conditioning refrigerant leakage

  (7) A company may elect to calculate an allowance for the use, in its fleet of passenger automobiles or light trucks, of air conditioning systems that incorporate technologies designed to reduce air conditioning refrigerant leakage, using the following formula:

  (Σ (A × B)) ÷ C

  where

  A

  is the CO₂ equivalent leakage reduction for each of the air conditioning systems in the fleet that incorporates those technologies, determined in accordance with the provisions of sections 166 and 1866(b) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, Part 86, of the CFR and expressed in grams of CO₂ equivalent per mile;

  B

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet equipped with the air conditioning system; and

  C

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet.

• Marginal note:Allowance for improving air conditioning system efficiency

  (8) A company may elect to calculate an allowance for the use, in its fleet of passenger automobiles or light trucks, of air conditioning systems that incorporate technologies designed to reduce air-conditioning-related CO₂ emissions by improving the air conditioning system efficiency of those fleets, using the following formula:

  (Σ (A × B)) ÷ C

  where

  A

  is the air conditioning efficiency allowance for each of the air conditioning systems in the fleet that incorporate those technologies, determined in accordance with the provisions relating to credits in sections 165 and 1866(c) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, Part 86, of the CFR and expressed in grams of CO₂ per mile;

  B

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet equipped with the air conditioning system; and

  C

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet.

• Marginal note:Allowance for innovative technologies

  (9) A company may elect to calculate an allowance for the use, in its fleet of passenger automobiles or light trucks, of innovative technologies that have a measurable CO₂ emission reduction, using the following formula, if the CO₂ reduction cannot be captured by the test procedures used to determine the carbon-related exhaust emissions for those technologies:

  (Σ (A × B)) ÷ C

  where

  A

  is the allowance for each innovative technology used in the fleet, determined in accordance with the provisions for the 5-cycle methodology set out in section 1866(d)(2)(i) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, Part 86, of the CFR and expressed in grams of CO₂ per mile;

  B

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet equipped with the innovative technology; and

  C

  is the total number of vehicles in the fleet.

• Marginal note:Alternative procedure

  (10) If the 5-cycle methodology referred to in subsection (9) cannot adequately measure the emission reduction attributable to an innovative technology, a company may calculate the allowance in question using an alternative procedure if

  • (a) the alternative procedure has been approved by the EPA for that technology, under section 1866(d)(2)(ii) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter C, Part 86, of the CFR; and

  • (b) the Minister is provided with evidence of the EPA approval in the end of model year report.

• Marginal note:Limits

  (11) For the application of subsection (3), the company must replace the carbon-related exhaust emission value, referred to in the description of A, by the value of 120 grams of CO₂ equivalent per mile for all its advanced technology vehicles in its fleets that are in surplus of the following applicable number:

  • (a) in the case of a company that manufactured or imported less than 3,750 advanced technology vehicles for the 2012 model year for sale in Canada, and has already included 30,000 advanced technology vehicles in its fleets of the 2011 to 2016 model years, or in its fleets of the 2008 to 2016 model years in the case where the company obtained early action credits in respect of its fleets of the 2008 to 2010 model years, 30,000; and

  • (b) in the case of a company that manufactured or imported 3,750 or more advanced technology vehicles for the 2012 model year for sale in Canada, and has already included 45,000 advanced technology vehicles included in its fleets of the 2011 to 2016 model years, or in its fleets of the 2008 to 2016 model years in the case where the company obtained early action credits in respect of its fleets of the 2008 to 2010 model years, 45,000.