Or. Admin. Code § 340-270-0030 - Definitions and Abbreviations
(1)
"Area median income" means the median income for the metropolitan statistical
area in which a household is located or, if the household is not located within
a metropolitan statistical area, for the metropolitan statistical area in
closest proximity to the location of the household, as determined by the
Housing and Community Services Department, adjusted for household
size.
(2) "Base manufacturer's
suggested retail price" or "base MSRP" means the lowest retail prices suggested
by the manufacturer for a given model of a new motor vehicle. The base MSRP
does not include the price of optional accessories or equipment, destination
charges, or dealership add-ons. The base MSRP model must be available for sale
and purchase.
(3) "Charge Ahead
rebate" means a rebate for the purchase or lease of a new or used light-duty
zero-emission vehicle with an electrochemical storage capacity or a plug-in
hybrid electric vehicle issued through the Charge Ahead Program.
(4) "DEQ" is the Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality or a contractor selected by DEQ.
(5) "Eligible vehicle" means a motor vehicle
that:
(a) Qualifies as a:
(A) Light-duty zero-emission vehicle with an
electrochemical energy storage capacity;
(B) Plug-in hybrid electric
vehicle;
(C) Neighborhood electric
vehicle; or
(D) Zero-emission
motorcycle;
(b) Is new,
or has been previously used only as a dealership floor model or test-drive
vehicle;
(c) Has not previously
been registered in Oregon;
(d) Is
constructed entirely from new parts that have never been the subject of a
retail sale;
(e) For motor vehicles
as defined in OAR 340-270-0030(8)(d)(A) and (C) and
(15), and for a motor vehicle as defined in
OAR 340-270-0030(8)(d)(B)
that was purchased or leased prior to January 1, 2022, has a base
manufacturer's suggested retail price of less than $50,000. The manufacturer
must have the base MSRP model available for sale and purchase;
(f) For a light-duty zero emission vehicle as
defined in 340-270-0030(8)(d)(B),
that was purchased or leased on or after January 1, 2022, has a base
manufacturer's suggested retail price of less than $60,000. The manufacturer
must have the base MSRP model available for sale and purchase;
(g) Is covered by a manufacturer's express
warranty on the vehicle drive train, including the applicable energy storage
system or battery pack, for at least 24 months from the purchase or lease date;
and
(h) Is certified by the
manufacturer to comply with all applicable federal safety standards issued by
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for new motor vehicles and
new motor vehicle equipment.
(6) "Heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle" means
an on-road vehicle with a manufacturer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating greater
than 26,000 pounds with a drivetrain that produces zero exhaust emissions of
any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any
possible operational modes or conditions.
(7) "Household" means an individual living
alone, a family with or without children, or a group of individuals who are
living together as one economic unit.
(8) "Lease date" means the day that the lease
agreement is signed.
(9)
"Light-duty zero-emission vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:
(a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of
8,500 pounds or less;
(b) Is
capable of travelling at a speed of 55 miles per hour or more;
(c) Has at least three wheels; and
(d) Is powered:
(A) Primarily by an electric battery and may
or may not use a flywheel energy storage device or a capacitor that also stores
energy to assist in vehicle operation;
(B) By polymer electrolyte membrane fuel
cells or proton exchange membrane fuel cells that use hydrogen fuel and oxygen
from the air to produce electricity; or
(C) Primarily by a zero-emission energy
storage device that provides enough power for the vehicle to travel 75 miles or
more using only electricity and may or may not use a backup alternative power
unit that does not operate until the energy storage device is fully
depleted.
(10) "Low-income service provider" means an
organization that provides health, dental, social, financial, energy
conservation or other assistive services to low or moderate income households
in Oregon. A low-income service provider must be registered as a 501(c)(3)
organization based in Oregon at the time the eligible vehicle is purchased or
leased.
(11) "Low income household"
means an individual or a household with income less than or equal to 50 percent
of the area median income.
(12)
"Medium duty zero emissions vehicle" means an on-road vehicle with a
manufacturer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 8,501-26,000 pounds with a
drivetrain that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or
precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes or
conditions.
(13) "Moderate income
household" means an individual or a household with income less than or equal to
80 percent of the area median income.
(14) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given
that term in ORS 801.360.
(15) "Neighborhood electric vehicle" means a
motor vehicle that:
(a) Is powered using an
electric battery;
(b) Has a gross
vehicle weight not exceeding 3,000 pounds;
(c) Is capable of traveling at a speed of up
to 25 mph; and
(d) Has at least
four wheels.
(e) DEQ will require
certification to zero-emission standards in California Code of Regulations
Title 13, section 1962.2 to show a vehicle meets these
specifications.
(16)
"Person" means a person as defined in ORS
174.100 or a public body as
defined in ORS 174.109.
(17) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means
a motor vehicle that:
(a) Has zero
evaporative emissions from its fuel system when operating as an electric
vehicle;
(b) Has an onboard
electrical energy storage device with useful capacity of 10 or more miles of
urban dynamometer driving schedule range, as described by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency in
40 CFR
600.116-12, on electricity alone;
(c) Is equipped with an onboard
charger;
(d) Is rechargeable from
an external connection to an off-board electrical source;
(e) Meets the super ultra-low emission
vehicle standards for exhaust emissions, as certified to standards in
California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section 1961(a)(4) (2003);
(f) Has a warranty of at least 15 years and
150,000 miles on emission control components;
(g) Is capable of travelling at a speed of 55
miles per hour or more;
(h) Has an
on-board internal combustion engine; and
(i) Has at least three wheels.
(18) "Purchase date" means the day
that the purchase and sales agreement is signed.
(19) "Qualifying household" means a household
with income that does not exceed 400 percent of federal poverty
guidelines.
(20) "Qualifying
vehicle" means a motor vehicle, as defined in ORS
801.360, or a combination of
vehicles operated as a unit, that:
(a) Has a
gross vehicle weight rating of 8,501 pounds or greater;
(b) Has a drivetrain that produces zero
exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or
greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes or conditions;
(21) "Used electric vehicle" means
a light-duty zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that:
(a) Would have been eligible for the standard
rebate at the time of its original sale or lease had the rebate program in OAR
340-270-0010 to -0500 existed;
or
(b) Is a direct model
predecessor of an eligible vehicle as defined in OAR
340-270-0030(4)(a)(A).
(22) "Vehicle dealer" means:
(a) A person engaged in business in this
state that has been issued a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS
822.020; or
(b) A person engaged in business in another
state that would be subject to ORS
822.005 if the person engaged in
business in this state.
(c) It does
not include a person who:
(A) Conducts an
event that lasts less than 7 consecutive days, for which the public is charged
admission and at which otherwise eligible vehicles are sold at auction;
or
(B) Sells an otherwise eligible
vehicle at auction at an event as described in (A).
(23) "Zero-emission motorcycle"
means a motor vehicle that:
(a) Has zero
evaporative emissions from its fuel system;
(b) Is capable of attaining a speed of 55
miles per hour or more;
(c) Is
designed to travel on two wheels; and
(d) Is powered by electricity.
(e) DEQ will require documentation of the
following as proof that a motorcycle meets these specifications:
(A) Successful completion of the most current
California Zero-Emission Motorcycle Evaluation Procedure, as defined in
California's Implementation Manual for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project;
and
(B) Issuance of a "pass"
determination and verification that the vehicle meets the specified range and
acceleration requirements by the California Air Resources Board..
(24) "Zero Emission
Rebates for Oregon Fleets - ZEROFleet" means Oregon DEQ's incentive program
providing rebates for the purchase or lease of zero emissions medium and
heavy-duty vehicles in OAR
340-270-0030 and OAR
340-270-0600 through OAR 340-270-0700.
(25) "Zero-emission vehicle" means a motor
vehicle that that is certified to zero-emission standards in California Code of
Regulations, Title 13, section 1956.8, 1962, 1962.1,1962.2, 1962.4 and 2195.1.
[NOTE: View a PDF of California Implementation Manual by clicking on "Tables" link below.]
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 2017 Or. Law Ch. 750 Sec. 148-157, House Bill 4059 (2018), Sec. 18-21 & House Bill 2592 (2019), Sec. 35-37
Statutes/Other Implemented: 2017 Or. Law Ch. 750 Sec. 148-157, House Bill 4059 (2018), Sec. 18-21, House Bill 2592 (2019), Sec. 35-37 &, 2021 Or. Laws, Ch. 95, §§ 4a, 5, 6, 8 and 9
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