Has MassDEP prohibited diesel passenger vehicle sales?
No. Massachusetts has not specifically prohibited the sale of diesel passenger vehicles. However, diesel vehicles can only be registered in Massachusetts if their emission levels are low enough to meet California emissions standards, which Massachusetts has adopted. The automobile manufacturers have not made MY 2004 diesel passenger vehicles that meet MY 2004 emission standards. Back to Diesel Passenger Vehicles & Light-Duty Trucks FAQ list What Massachusetts law set these emission standards? In 1990 the Legislature passed a law that required the MassDEP to adopt California emissions standards for new vehicles unless federal standards are more protective. As such, MassDEP did adopt the California standards under the LEV program. The regulations took effect for MY 1995 and newer vehicles sold and registered in Massachusetts. In 1999, MassDEP adopted LEV II, which includes more stringent exhaust, evaporative, and fleetwide average standards and requires that most sport utility vehicles (
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