•LEV TRUCKS - 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 Trucks Inventory |
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Year |
Description |
Color |
Stock # |
Price |
 | 2009 | GMC - Canyon - SLE2 - 4x4 - Ext Cab - 4,300 miles 
Sold to Brash - Salt Lake City, Utah - Thank you!!! | Aqua Blue Metallic/Tan Cloth | bc139 | $ - all trades considered | | This GMC Canyon 4x4 EXTENDED CAB is based on the cousin to the Chevy Colorado. It has a 3.7 Liter, Inline 5 Cyl. engine, Automatic, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. Still has the factory 3 yr/36,000 mile warranty with Roadside Assistance. Comes with directional stabi... | |
|  | 2008 | Chevrolet Colorado - Ext Cab LT - Z85 - 2WD - 2.9 L I4 SFI - 3k miles
Sold to Charles & Carolyn - Orem, Utah - Thank you!!! | Deep Ruby Metallic/Ebony Cloth | bc142 | $- all trades considered | | REDUCED TO BELOW COST - 2008 Chevrolet Colorado - LT Z85 - 2.9 L I4 SFI - Ext Cab - 2WD - 3k miles - Standard Equipment: Remote Power Locks Speed Sensing, Front Power Windows With One One-Touch, Rear Power Windows, Cruise Control, Four-Wheel ABS, Two ... | |
|  | 2008 | Isuzu I-290 Pick-up - 2WD - Ext Cab - 13k miles
| Onyx Black/Gray | bc125 | $ - all trades considered | | This Isuzu I-290 is a compact pickup based on the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon. It has a 2.9 Liter, Inline 4 Cyl. engine, Automatic, Rear wheel drive. Still has the factory 7 year/75K mile warranty with Roadside Assistance. Has tilt, AM/FM w/CD, cruise, 1... | |
|  | 2008 | Isuzu I-370 - 4x4 - Crew Cab - 150 miles
Sold to Trevor and Megan - Morgan, Utah - Thank you!!! | Onyx Black/Crey Cloth | bc138 | $- all trades considered | | PRICED BELOW DEALER COST - This is the "BROTHER" of the CHEVROLET COLORADO LS, 4X4, CREWCAB. The original MSRP for this truck was $28,982.
The Isuzu I-370 is a compact pickup truck based on the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon twins but offers it... | |
|  | 2007 | Colorado - Ext Cab LT - Z71 - 4WD - 3.7L I5 MFI - 25k miles
Sold to Michael - Forrest City, AR - Thank you!!! | | bc143 | $16,499 - all trades considered | | Features: Power Brakes, Power Door Locks, Power Windows, Compact Disc Player, Gauge Cluster, Trip Odometer, Tilt Steering Wheel, Tinted Glass, Front Bucket Seats, Reclining Seats, Anti-Lock Braking System, Alloy Wheels, Interval Wipers, Console, Carpet... | |
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