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VECI Acronym Definitions

  • ALVW-Adjusted Loaded Vehicle Weight, (Curb Weight + GVWR)/2.
  • Averaging Bank/Trade-Used for Nox Credits on Heavy Duty Trucks Only.
  • BBL-Barrel.
  • CALIFORNIA ARB-California Air Resource Board.
  • CARB-California Air Resource Board.
  • CARB LEV-Low Emission Vehicle.
  • CARB TLEV-Transitional Low Emission Vehicle.
  • CARB ULEV-Ultra Low Emission Vehicle.
  • CARB ZEV-Zero Emission Vehicle.
  • CPI-Central Port Injection.
  • CI-Cylinder Injection.
  • CNG-Compressed Natural Gas.
  • EPA-Environmental.
  • EVAP-Evaporative Emissions.
  • GVW-Gross Vehicle Weight.
  • GVWR-Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, Curb weight plus payload.
  • HHDE-Heavy Heavy Duty Engine.
  • HHDDE-Heavy Heavy Duty Diesel Engine.
  • MHDE-Medium Heavy Duty Diesel Engine.
  • MPI-Multi Port Injection.
  • LDDT-Light Duty Diesel Truck categories.
  • LDT-Light Duty Truck (gasoline) categories based on weight as defined in the table.
  • LDV-Light Duty Vehicle, generally passenger cars and light trucks under 6000 pounds GVWR.
  • LHDE-Light Heavy Duty Engine (several weight categories).
  • LVW-Loaded Vehicle Weight, curb weight plus 300 pounds.
  • MDT-Medium Duty Truck categories based on weight as defined in the table.
  • MDV-Medium Duty Vehicle.
  • MHDE-Medium Heavy Duty Engine.
  • MY-Model Year.
  • NCP-Non Compliance Penalty.
  • OBD-On-Board Diagnostic.
  • ORVR-On-Board Refueling Vapor Recovery.
  • PC-Passenger Car.
  • SI-Sequential Injection.
  • SULEV-Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle.
  • Tier 0-California and Federal regulations effective prior to Tier 1 phase in dates.
  • Tier 1-California regulations beginning in 1993 model year and Federal regulations beginning in 1994 model year.
  • TBI-Throttle Body Injection.
  • LEV-Low Emission Vehicle.
  • ZEV-Zero Emission Vehicle.
  • ULEV-Ultra Low Emission Vehicle.
  • ILEV-Inherently Low Emission Vehicle.