New Standards for Highway Motorcycles Contribute to Air Quality Improvements

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EPA establishes the first new emission standards for highway motorcycles in 25 years. Highway motorcycles currently produce more harmful exhaust emissions per mile than cars or even large sport utility vehicles. It will reduce emissions of hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) by about 54,000 tons a year and save approximately 12 million gallons of fuel annually

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Description	EPA establishes the first new emission standards for highway motorcycles in 25 years. Highway motorcycles currently produce more harmful exhaust emissions per mile than cars or even large sport utility vehicles. It will reduce emissions of hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) by about 54,000 tons a year and save approximately 12 million gallons of fuel annually
Classification	Transportation -- Laws and Regulations
Date Issued	2003-12-23
Subject	Air quality--Standards Air--Pollution--Standards Motorcycles
Source	United States Environmental Protection Agency
Keyword	On road vehicles and engines; Non-road engines; Air toxics
Selector	Jund
Date Of Record Creation	2004-04-14 07:24:27
Date Last Modified	2004-04-14 07:24:27
Language	EN

Date Record Checked: 2004-04-14 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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