•LEV CARS - LOW-EMISSION VEHICLE
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So, what is LEV and why is it so important?
Whether diesel- or gasoline-powered, all combustion engines expel noxious gasses such as unburned hydrocarbons and particulates into the air: the by-products of burned fuel that are discharged from the exhaust pipe into the atmosphere.
In the 1960s, government regulations were instituted to control automotive emissions and reduce the levels of pollution in the atmosphere. Over the years, engineering developments such as the three-way catalytic converter and computer-controlled electronic fuel injection have reduced automotive emissions today to less than five percent of what they were 40 years ago. Even now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, www.epa.gov) continues to tighten air quality standards as technology improves. By 2009, all passenger vehicles will conform to standards that allow for less than one percent of the tailpipe emissions that were allowed in the 1960s. The EPA’s newest standards are called Tier 2. California has separate emission standards for cars and trucks, known as LEV-II. For 2008, seven other states have adopted the California emissions standards: New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont. States that border these states may also sell California-certified vehicles.
Visit almost any new-vehicle showroom and you may hear quite a bit about so-called low-emission vehicles (LEVs). An LEV produces fewer emissions than the average vehicle on the road. This would have been a simple explanation just five years ago, but increased regulations and new powerplant technologies have led to the creation of several new categories of low-emission vehicles that have increasingly stringent standards. California, long the nationwide leader in toughening emission standards, created the CAL LEV (California Low-Emission Vehicle) program and established specific standards. As more states followed California’s lead, the following definitions have gradually become accepted across the nation:
* TLEV—Transitional Low-Emission Vehicle Early standard, phased out in 2004.
* LEV—Low-Emission Vehicle This standard was the required average for all light vehicles sold nationwide for model years 2004 and beyond.
* ULEV—Ultra-Low-Emission Vehicle Vehicles with this designation are 50 percent cleaner than the average new model-year vehicle.
* SULEV—Super Ultra-Low-Emission Vehicle Vehicles with this designation are 90 percent cleaner than the average new model-year vehicle.
* PZEV—Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle Vehicles that meet SULEV tailpipe emissions standards, have a 15-year/150,000-mile warranty and zero evaporative emissions.
* AT PZEV—Advanced Technology PZEV Compressed natural-gas or hybrid vehicles that meet SULEV standards for tailpipe emissions, have a 15-year/150,000-mile warranty, zero evaporative emissions, as well as include advanced technology components.
* ZEV—Zero-Emissions Vehicle Electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles that have zero harmful tailpipe emissions and are 98 percent cleaner than the average new model-year vehicle.
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| LEV Cars Inventory |
| Picture |
Year |
Description |
Color |
Stock # |
Price |
 | 2009 | Ford Flex - SEL - AWD - 7 pass seating - V6 - 20k miles 
Sold to Mike - SLC, Utah - Thank you!!! | Light Ice Blue Clearcoat Metallic/Black Leather | bc145 | $25,499 - all trades considered | | FAMILY CAR OF THE YEAR - BUILT FOR UTAH WINTERS - ALL WHEEL DRIVE Ford Flex - SEL - 7 pass seating - Light Ice Blue Clearcoat Metallic/Black Leather - HEATED LEATHER SEATS, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, 2ND ROW BENCH, FOLD FLAT 2ND AND 3RD ROW, AWD, 263HP V6, ... | |
|  | 2009 | Saturn VUE -XE- AWD - 16k miles
Sold to Garry & Stephanie - Ogden, UT - Thank you!!! | Black Onyx/Grey Cloth | bc148 | $- all trades considered | | BRING ON OLD MAN WINTER - THIS 2009 Saturn VUE - XE- AWD CAN HANDLE IT. It has the 3.5L,6 cylinder engine, automatic transmission, OnStar, power windows, power locks, CD player, fold down rear seat for maximum storage. Painted Black Onyx with Grey clo... | |
|  | 2008 | Dodge Caliber 4D Hatchback SE - 20k miles
Sold to Shannon & Sheri - Fruitland, Utah - Thank you!!! | Stone White Clearcoat/Tan Cloth | bc141 | $- all trades considered | | PRICED BELOW DEALER COST - 2008 Dodge Caliber 5 door Hatchback SE with the a 158-hp 2.0-liter engine matched with with a continuously variable automatic transmission(CVT)gets an EPA estimated mpg 28 city/32 highway. Kids and adults will love the air c... | |
|  | 2008 | Infiniti FX35 - AWD - Moonroof - 39k miles
Sold to NAP - Sandy, Utah - Thank you!!! | Sapphire Pearl w/Graphite leather | bc147 | $- all trades considered | | 2008 Infiniti FX35 - AWD (all wheel drive) - This beautiful FX35 painted Sapphire Pearl w/Graphite leather interior is equipped with Electroluminescent gauges, 3.5L V6 MPI DOHC - 275 HP engine , teamed to the 5-spd tip auto transmission w/OD, power moo... | |
|  | 2008 | SATURN VUE - AWD - V6 - 257 HP - XR - 35k miles
Sold to Brad & Natalie - Genola, Utah - Thank you!!! | Silver Pearl/Gray Leather | bc146 | $- all trades considered | | SATURN VUE - ALL WHEEL DRIVE - GREAT FOR UTAH WINTERS - V6 - 257 HP - XR - Pwr Lock,
Tilt Steering,
CD Player,
Power Mirrors,
Fog Lamps,
Luggage Rack,
US EPA Label,
Auxiliary Input,
On-Star,
Pwr Steerin... | |
|  | 2008 | Saturn VUE -XR- AWD - 11k miles
Sold to Ralph - Riverdale, UT - Thank you!!! | Carbon Flash/Tan leather | bc149 | $- all trades considered | | BRING ON OLD MAN WINTER - THIS 2008 Saturn VUE -XR- AWD CAN HANDLE IT. It has the 3.6L,6 cylinder DOHC VVT engine, automatic transmission, OnStar, power windows, power locks, CD player, fold down rear seat for maximum storage. Painted Carbon Flash wit... | |
|  | 2006 | Mazda 5 - Touring Mini Van - Six Pass - Extra Clean - Extended Warranty to 72k miles - 37k miles
Sold to CM - Salt Lake City, Utah - Thank you !!! | Pearl White/Black Cloth | bc130 | $ - all trades considered - EXTENDED WARRANTY | | BUMPER to BUMPER WARRANTY to 72,000 miles - This is one of the cleanest Mazda 5 Mini Vans in Utah and it comes with an EXTENDED WARRANTY to 72,000 miles. This is the Touring Edition with SIX passanger seating, power windows, D/L, Sunroof. Dual slidin... | |
|  | 2006 | Volvo - XC70 - AWD - FLIP DOWN DVD - 22k miles
Sold to Kevin & Jennifer - Landscheid, Germany - Thank you!!! | Barents Blue Metallic/Taupe leather | bc104a | $- all trades considered | | Volvo - XC70 - AWD - Barents Blue Metallic with beautiful Taupe leather - FLIP DOWN DVD with wireless headphones - 22k miles
Vehicle Overview
Volvo blends wagon styling with a few quasi-sport utility vehicle attributes in the XC70. S... | |
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