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{{Short description|U.S. classification for passenger vehicle emissions}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
'''Super ultra-low emissions vehicle''' ('''SULEV''') is a U.S. classification for passenger vehicle emissions. The classification is based on producing 90% fewer emissions than the average gasoline-powered vehicle.<ref name="about">{{Cite news|url=http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/glossary/g/SULEV.htm|title=What is a Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle?|newspaper=Treehugger |access-date=2024-04-13}}</ref> The SULEV standard is stricter than the standard for LEV ([[low emission vehicle]]) and ULEV ([[ultra-low-emission vehicle]]), however not as strict as PZEV ([[partial zero-emissions vehicle]]) which meets the SULEV standard for tailpipe emissions, but has zero instead of reduced [[Evaporative emissions control|evaporative emissions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/|title=Culture|publisher=CNET|accessdate=30 July 2023}}</ref>{{irrelevant citation|date=April 2024}} Japan also offers an SU-LEV classification, for vehicles that show a 75 percent reduction in emissions vis-à-vis the 2005 emissions standards.

==Examples==
[[File:insight url.jpeg|thumb|right|Honda Insight]]
Examples of vehicles delivering SULEV emissions performance include:
* [[Honda Accord]] 2000-{{when|date=April 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honda Article |url=https://detailedvehiclehistory.com/blog/honda-accord}}</ref>
* [[Honda Insight]] (CVT transmission models only)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insightcentral.net/KB/compare/emissions.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030401093611/http://www.insightcentral.net/KB/compare/emissions.html |archive-date=1 April 2003 |title=InsightCentral.net – Knowledge Base – Honda Insight Emissions Standards}}</ref> 
* [[Honda Civic Hybrid]] CVT transmission models only, [[AT-PZEV]] available in certain states<ref>{{cite web |url=http://world.honda.com/news/2003/4030612.html |title=Honda Worldwide &#124; World News &#124; News Releases &#124; June 12, 2003 |access-date=2016-02-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191004/http://world.honda.com/news/2003/4030612.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> 
* Honda Civic GX Natural Gas 
* Honda CR-Z (AT-PZEV)
* [[Toyota Prius]]<ref name="about"/>
* [[Ford Focus (North America)|Ford Focus]] SULEV<ref>[https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/asset.download.document.pdf.html/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/2015_Specs/2015_Focus_Specs.pdf Focus Specifications], ford.com {{dead link|date=July 2023}}</ref>
* [[BMW]] SULEV 230i, i3 REx, 128i, 328i, 325i, 325Ci, and 325iT<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2011-bmw-3-series-4dr-sdn-328i-xdrive-awd-sulev.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824224004/http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2011-bmw-3-series-4dr-sdn-328i-xdrive-awd-sulev.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2010|title = HowStuffWorks – Learn How Everything Works!}}</ref>
* [[Subaru]] [[PZEV]] Vehicles beginning with 2008 year models including Forester, Outback, and Legacy<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drive2.subaru.com/Fall08/Fall08_whatmakes.htm |title=It's What Makes a Subaru, a Subaru: Controlling Emissions – Part Two |access-date=2012-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425124456/http://drive2.subaru.com/Fall08/Fall08_whatmakes.htm |archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref>
* [[Chevrolet Volt]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/11/volt-20111117.html|title=Chevy Volt gets a Low Emissions Package for California; HOV lanes access|date=2011-11-17|access-date=2024-04-13}}</ref>
* [[Hyundai Elantra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/travel-products/car-reviews/|title=New Car Reviews, Recalls and Sales: Sedans, SUVs and More|website=Good Housekeeping|access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>{{irrelevant citation|date=April 2024}}
* [[Lexus CT200h]]
* Honda Clarity PHEV 2018 – LEV3-SULEV20
* [[Kia Forte]]
* [[Volkswagen Jetta]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vw.com/models/jetta/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200224175908/https://www.vw.com/models/jetta/|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2020|title = 2021 Jetta from Volkswagen}}</ref>
* Mini Cooper Hardtop 4-Door<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jdpower.com/cars/MINI/Cooper%20Hardtop%204%20Door/2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424202630/http://www.jdpower.com/cars/MINI/Cooper%20Hardtop%204%20Door/2016 |archive-date=24 April 2016 |title=2016 MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 Door Pricing, Specs & Reviews – J.D. Power Cars}}</ref>
* [[Toyota RAV4|Toyota RAV4 Hybrid]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toyotanews.pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2016+rav4+hybrid+product+specs.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111072132/http://toyotanews.pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2016+rav4+hybrid+product+specs.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2016|title=2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Product Information|access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref>
* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]], 3800 V6 equipped vehicles beginning with the 2005 model year
* [[Toyota Highlander|Toyota Highlander Hybrid]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smarttoyota.com/blogs/2398/toyota-vehicles/about-the-2018-highlander-hybrid/|title=3 Things You Didn't Know About the 2018 Highlander Hybrid|website=smarttoyota.com|date=24 May 2018|access-date=2018-07-09}}</ref>
* [[Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/carpool/not-valid-list-carpool-2018-archive.htm|title=Eligible Vehicles – Single Occupant Carpool Lane Use Stickers|website=arb.ca.gov|access-date=2019-06-19}}{{dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Volvo S80]] PZEV<ref>{{Cite web|title=Volvo S80 Owner's Manual|url=https://volvornt.harte-hanks.com/manuals/2010/2010_S80/2010S80OwnersManual.pdf|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref>

==Tax incentives==
In California, manufacturers of SULEVs can be given a partial credit for producing a [[zero-emission vehicle]] (ZEV) and so a vehicle of this type can be administratively designated as a [[partial zero-emissions vehicle]] (PZEV). In order to qualify as a PZEV, a vehicle must meet the SULEV standard and, in addition, have zero [[evaporative emission]]s from its fuel system plus a 15-year/{{cvt|150000|mi|km|0}} warranty on its emission-control components.

In the case of hybrid vehicles this warranty is extended to the electric propulsion components (electric motor/generator/starter, battery, [[inverter (electrical)|inverter]], controls) and their mechanical interface to the [[driveline]]. However, the high-voltage battery warranty is limited to ten years (but still 150,000 miles).

See [[California AB 1493]] [http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1493_bill_20050222_introduced.html].

==See also==
* {{annotated link|US emission standard}}
* {{annotated link|Automaker}}
* {{annotated link|California Air Resources Board}}
* {{annotated link|Car dealership}}
* {{annotated link|Ultra-low-emission vehicle}}
* {{annotated link|Partial zero-emissions vehicle}}
* {{annotated link|Zero-emission vehicle}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikibooks|California AB 1493}}
* {{cite press release |title=University of California, Riverside Study Shows Accelerated Introduction of Super-Clean Cars Will Help Los Angeles Meet Federal Smog Standards by 2010 |publisher=[[University of California, Riverside]] |date=23 September 2003 |url=http://newsroom.ucr.edu/669 |accessdate=10 July 2011}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm |title=Climate Change Program |publisher=[[California Environmental Protection Agency]] |accessdate=10 July 2011}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ladot.lacity.org/pdf/PDF225.pdf |title=Los Angeles Green Vehicle List for Smog & Green House Gas Reductions – Updated December 2011 |accessdate=5 January 2012}}

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