when is a hybrid car exempt from smog test
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HYBRIDS EXEMPTED FROM SMOG CHECKS The state of California just made life. a bit easier for owners of hybrid vehicles. The Department of Consumer Affairs announced that all hybrids are. exempt from smog check inspections, at least until 2010. The exemption applies to the three hybrid models currently on the road ## the. Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid and Toyota Prius ## and will be expanded as. new hybrid models are launched.
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EPA Approves Exemptions for Classic Car Emission Testing EPA Approves Exemptions for Classic Car Emission Testing. Collectable cars and trucks can soon skip emissions testing in Arizona’s Maricopa and Pima Counties. The Environmental Protection Agency approved Arizona legislation that will allow vehicles 15 years or older to skip emissions for registration. However, the cars must be true show cars or hobbyist items that carry collector-car insurance, which limits annual mileage and restricts use.
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Smog Information When you transfer a vehicle that is four or less model years old a smog certification is not required. (Determine the oldest-qualifying year model by subtracting three from the current year.) The four or less model years old rule does not apply to diesel powered vehicles.
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Q&As: Smog Check Program For example, a 2010 model-year vehicle will first be subject to a biennial Smog Check in 2016 (2010 + 6 = 2016) and a change-of-ownership Smog Check in 2014 (2010 + 4 = 2014). Diesel-powered vehicles 1998 and newer with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds and less require a Smog Check.
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California Smog Check Program A Smog Check is not required for electric, diesel powered manufactured before 1998 or weighing over 14,000 lbs, trailers, motorcycles, or gasoline powered vehicles 1975 or older. In April 2015, hybrid vehicles became subject to smog check requirements.f the vehicle fails the smog check, the owner will be required to complete all necessary repairs and pass a smog check retest in order to complete the registration. If the costs of repairing the vehicle outweigh its value, the state may buy it and have it scrapped.
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Virginiaâs HOV lane rules for hybrids mystify many drivers Police will ticket any hybrid vehicle that does not have a clean-fuel plate issued before that date. On I-95 and I-395, only hybrids with clean-fuel plates issued before July 1, 2006, are permitted to use the I-95/395 HOV lanes during rush hours. Police will ticket any hybrid vehicle that does not have a clean-fuel plate issued before that date.
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- The following vehicles need to undergo emissions testing: 1  The rules for emissions testing are different in different counties. 2  All gasoline powered vehicles need to undergo emissions testing.  All vehicles from 2 through 24 years old need to carry out emissions testing.
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- A vehicle is exempt from emissions testing when: 1  It is a motorcycle. 2  It is a vehicle owned for a year and more and has driven less than 5000 miles in the year before the inspection. 3  It is a new vehicle and has driven less than 5000 miles. 4  Registered antique, collectible or classic vehicles. 5  Registered street rods.
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How California DMV License Fees are Calculated (Including Smog Fees). Smog Abatement Fee is the $20.00 fee charged on the sale of both new and used vehicles six or less model years old. (For the year 2015 this includes the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 model years.) This fee off-sets the cost of not having to smog your vehicle for the first four years.
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- A vehicle is exempt from emissions testing if: 1  It is a new gas-powered vehicle in which case it is exempt for four years. 2  It is registered in any of the categories of horseless carriage, street rod, and farm. 3  It is an electric powered vehicle.  It is a 1  motorcycle. It is a two-stroke powered engine manufactured prior to 1980.
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- There is no statewide testing requirement, however, most vehicles in the Portland and/or Medford metropolitan areas must pass a Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) emissions test as part of the registration tag renewal process. In the Medford (Rogue Valley) area, vehicles 20 model years old and newer must be tested (view detailed information). 2  In these areas, cars, trucks, vans, motor homes and buses powered by gasoline, alternative fuels (such as propane), and hybrids must be tested.
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Smog Check in California In California, vehicles are required to be smog checked every 2 years. Keep reading below for information about smog inspections in California, including forms and fees you'll need to provide.
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- Gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and alternative-fuel vehicles that are model year 1976 and newer require a Smog Check, with the following exceptions: Six model-years and newer do not need a biennial (every other year) inspection.
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- If it is true that VEIP emissions testing is required for vehicles made from 1976 onward, and the vechicle will always have to be tested every two years forever if I were to be driven more than 5,000 miles a year, then this rule is another example of how too much government is a bad thing for its citizens. 1  reply.
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- The Ford C-Max Energi and Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids each qualify for a $4,000 federal tax credit; the Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid rates a credit of up to $3,625, and the Toyota Prius Plug-In qualifies for a $2,500 income tax credit.n short: A used Chevrolet Volt is no longer eligible for the credit. Neither is any other used EV, plug-in hybrid or other type of vehicle that qualified for federal tax credits when it was new. This is useful to know, because it can be a bargaining point in a used-car purchase negotiation.
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Q&As: Smog Check Program To determine the first year a vehicle is subject to a biennial or change-of-ownership Smog Check, add six or four, respectively, to the model year of a vehicle. For example, a 2010 model-year vehicle will first be subject to a biennial Smog Check in 2016 (2010 + 6 = 2016) and a change-of-ownership Smog Check in 2014 (2010 + 4 = 2014).
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- All hybrid vehicles will be subject to a Smog Check. Just like traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, hybrid vehicles six model-years and newer are exempt from the biennial Smog Check requirement. Hybrid vehicles four model-years and newer are also exempt from the change-of-ownership Smog Check requirement.
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Smog Information The inspection is not required on a transfer if a biennial smog certification was submitted to DMV within 90 days prior to the vehicle transfer date (a vehicle inspection report may be required for proof of certification).
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"California starts up ""Smog Check"" for diesel trucks and buses" California starts up Smog Check for diesel trucks and buses. 3 June 1998. A new program to inspect heavy duty diesel trucks and buses for excessive smoke is underway in California.
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- When an application for a hybrid vehicle (including those converted to hybrid) is submitted, a smog check inspection will be required upon:  Original registration (nonresident, revived junk, etc.) when the date fees became due is April 16, 2015, or later.
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Plunge In Milk Prices Stresses Dairy Farmers Plunge In Milk Prices Stresses Dairy Farmers. Tweet. Milk prices that were at record-high levels in 2014 have abruptly plunged this winter, bringing new economic pressures on the region's dairy farmers. Milk prices that exceeded $24 per 100 lbs.
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- The Toyota Prius’s reign as the mpg king is over. When the Hyundai Ioniq Blue hybrid goes on sale in early 2017, it will carry a 58-mpg EPA combined rating, the highest of any non-plug-in vehicle. The car it dethrones, the Toyota Prius Eco, has an EPA combined rating of 56 mpg.
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Smog Information Smog inspections are required unless your vehicle is: 1  Gasoline powered 1975 year model or older. 2  Diesel powered 1997 year model and older or with a Gross Vehicle Weight rating (GVWR) of more than 14,000 lbs. 3  Electric. Natural gas powered with a GVWR rating of more than 14,000 lbs.  Motorcycle.
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- A vehicle is exempt from emissions testing when: 1  It is a motorcycle. 2  It is a vehicle owned for a year and more and has driven less than 5000 miles in the year before the inspection. 3  It is a new vehicle and has driven less than 5000 miles.  Registered antique, collectible or classic 1  vehicles. Registered street rods.
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- For the purpose of registration renewal, vehicles 6 years and older require a smog inspection every two year. Your DMV renewal notice will show the requirement. NeedTags.com can accept your renewal payment and post fees with the DMV so that you do not accrue penalties.
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Vehicle inspection in the United States New York's program started in 1982, California's program (Smog Check) started in 1984, and Illinois' program started in 1986. The Clean Air Act of 1990 required some states to enact vehicle emissions inspection programs. State impacted were those in metropolitan areas where air quality did not meet federal standards.