{"id":1920,"date":"2016-03-28T17:06:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T17:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/epa-phase-2-rules-likely-to-include-glider-kits\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:50:22","slug":"epa-phase-2-rules-likely-to-include-glider-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/epa-phase-2-rules-likely-to-include-glider-kits\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Phase 2 Rules Likely To Include Glider Kits"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been well known that trailers will be included in the EPA\u2019s Phase 2GHG\/MPG mandate<\/a>, and a recent \u201cNotice of Data Availability\u201d on the proposed rule also points to tractor glider kits falling under the rule.<\/p>\n

Directed at those choosing to provide comment on the proposed rule, the agencies said that new \u201cdata and memoranda\u201d has been placed in the Phase 2 rulemaking\u2019s public docket, according to Heavy Duty Trucking.<\/p>\n

The updated information touches on a range of elements of the proposal, including the \u201capplicability of emission standards and certification responsibilities for trailers, glider vehicles, and glider kits.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a separate development, EPA has produced a \u201cdraft memorandum\u201d that affirms its authority to regulate manufacturers of trailers and of glider kits concerning GHG emission limits, according to a recent Transport Topics news story.<\/p>\n

The federal proposal calls for setting CO2 limits for 2021- to 2027-model trucks and tractors and 2018- to 2027-model-year trailers as entire vehicles \u2013 but also would set separate engine fuel-efficiency standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n

The new standards would regulate trailers for the first time\u00a0and would make glider kits be subject to GHG limits. As proposed, the rule would require, starting in 2018, that engines used in glider kits meet the same standards as new vehicles.<\/p>\n

Comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA\u2013HQ\u2013 OAR\u20132014\u20130827 (for EPA\u2019s docket) and NHTSA\u20132014\u20130132 (for NHTSA\u2019s docket) may be submitted by one of the following methods:<\/p>\n