HCH I a ULEV or SULEV, what's the diff?
 

I have an 04 HCH with a window sticker that says it's a ULEV vehicle. My city exempts SULEV vehicles from the emissions testing requirement. Does the HCH I qualify as a SULEV, or is that a different spec?

Re: HCH I a ULEV or SULEV, what's the diff?
 

It's a different spec:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Low_Emission_Vehicle

Re: HCH I a ULEV or SULEV, what's the diff?
 

Um yeah, I guess they are different, a pretty significant difference. 50% vs 90% less emissions than the average car. Interesting.

Re: HCH I a ULEV or SULEV, what's the diff?
 

My car doesn't have stickers, but I know it's a ULEV... anyone know if I can buy these stickers somewhere?

Re: HCH I a ULEV or SULEV, what's the diff?
 

I found out today that now ANY hybrid car is exempt from emissions testing, it is not limited to SULEV vehicles. I wasted an entire afternoon figuring that out. Funny thing is, I still have to go to the testing station to verify the exemption, so it saves me absolutely no hassle, just the twenty bucks. Whatever.

Re: HCH I a ULEV or SULEV, what's the diff?
 

That's rediculous. At least you didn't have to pay the $20. (btw the cheapest one in my area is about $50, and that guy drove my car with the emergency brake on)

Re: HCH I a ULEV or SULEV, what's the diff?
 

To make matters worse, there's only one testing station that approves hybrids, and its downtown. Not convenient at all. There are like 20 other stations within a mile of my house, I almost would have rather just paid the 20 bucks and went to a convenient one. At least it's a permanent exemption so I don't have to keep doing it every year. But I wouldn't put it past them to "fix" that too.