7 Del. Admin. Code § 1140-14.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 1, July 1, 2024

Section 1140-14.0 - ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES (ZEV)

14.1 Emission Standard. Certification for ZEV Emission Standards of new 2027 and subsequent model year passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles shall be made pursuant to Title 13, CCR, Section 1962.4.

14.2 Percentage Requirements. Beginning with the 2027 model year, each manufacturer's sales fleet of passenger cars and light-duty trucks produced and delivered for sale in Delaware shall contain at least the same percentage of ZEVs subject to the same requirements set forth in the Title 13, CCR, Section 1962.4 using Delaware specific vehicle production volume calculated per Title 13, CCR, Section 1962.4.

14.3 Reporting Requirements. Beginning with model year 2027, a manufacturer must submit a report to the Department for each on-road vehicle produced and delivered for sale in Delaware for each model year as required by Title 13, CCR, Section 1962.4.

14.4 Proportional Credits. A manufacturer may deposit into its Delaware account a number of credits equal to the manufacturer's 2027 model year starting California "Converted credit" balance (i.e., those converted pursuant to Title 13, CCR, Section 1962.4(g)(2)) multiplied by the number of new passenger cars and light-duty trucks the manufacturer produced and delivered for sale in Delaware in model year 2026 and divided by the number of new passenger cars and light- duty trucks that the manufacturer produced and delivered for sale in California in model year 2026.

14.5 Early Action Credits. A manufacturer may earn early action credits for any 2023, 2024 or 2025 model year range extended battery electric vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, transitional zero emission vehicles and zero emission vehicles meeting the requirements of Title 13, CCR, Section 1962.2, the manufacturer produces and delivers for sale in Delaware by reporting the total production and delivery of such vehicles to the Department. Any early action credits earned pursuant to this section will be deposited into the manufacturer's account by the Department in the California ZEV Credit System for model year 2027 in addition to the credits deposited pursuant to subsection 14.4. These credits shall be converted in accordance with Title 13, CCR, Section 1962.4(g)(2).

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