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What Makes A ZEV?

June 6, 2012

Janna Nash

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June 6, 2012

This question is concerning how to determine if my building occupants' vehicle is a ZEV. Can someone tell me if the term ZEV means a Calif. Air Resources Board Smog Score of 10 out of 10? Or can a vehicle be Partial Zero Emission Vehicle with a score of 9 and comply with the LEED requirement?

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Janna Nash

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July 12, 2012 - 1:36 pm

Can someone explain the LEED intent for a ZEV? Are the only cars considered ZEV ones that score a 10 on the Calif. Air Resources Board Smog Score?

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FAQs about SSc4:

The LEEDuser survey template asks for the occupant’s home zipcode. Some of our occupants won’t want to provide this sort of personal information. Do we have to collect this data?

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