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  1. Why doesn’t my car get the same gas mileage that is listed on the Fuel Economy Label?
  2. As I purchased one of these ATVs last year, how will this action affect me?
  3. How will the proposed Tier 3 vehicle and fuel standards create health benefits for Americans?

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What's New in OTAQ

EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality protects public health and the environment by regulating air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and the fuels used to operate them, and by encouraging travel choices that minimize emissions. These "mobile sources" include cars and light trucks, heavy trucks and buses, nonroad engines, equipment, and vehicles. For more information see:

OTAQ's top sites

The Green Vehicle Guide

SmartWay

National Clean Diesel Campaign

OTAQ's programs and website topics (A detailed list of programs and topics is on our site map.)

Overview:Pollutants & Programs

Overview: Pollutants and Programs

Information on how much air pollution, air toxics, and greenhouse gases are emitted by mobile sources, the programs OTAQ has undertaken to control these emissions, and the impact of those programs on air quality and climate change.

- Air Toxics
- Transportation & Climate

Consumer Information

Consumer Information

Learn what you can do to help reduce air pollution. Use the Green Vehicle Guide to find the cleanest, most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs.

- What You Can Do
- Green Vehicle Guide

On-Road Vehicles & Engines

On-Road Vehicles and Engines

Information about fuel economy, emission standards and regulations, emission recall, certification and compliance, inspection and maintenance, diesel retrofit, evaluating the benefits of inventions designed to reduce emissions, and importing vehicles and engines.

- Cars & Light Trucks
- Heavy Trucks, Buses & Engines
- Motorcycles
- Importing Vehicles & Engines

Nonroad Engines, Equipment
& Vehicles

Nonroad Engines, Equipment and Vehicles

Information about nonroad engines, equipment and vehicles: emission standards and regulations, certification and compliance, and diesel retrofit programs.

- Aircraft
- Diesel Boats & Ships
- Gasoline Boats & Personal Watercraft
- Nonroad Diesel Equipment
- Forklifts, Generators & Compressors
- Lawn & Garden
- Locomotives
- Snowmobiles, Dirt Bikes, & ATVs

Fuels & Fuel Additives

Fuels and Fuel Additives

Information on fuels for mobile sources, fuel-quality control programs, requirements for registration and health effects testing of new fuels or fuel additives, and reporting forms.

- Renewable & Alternative Fuels
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- Compliance

Partnerships

Partnerships

Information about our partnerships to reduce air pollution associated with transportation and other mobile sources.

- National Clean Diesel Campaign
- SmartWay
- Clean School Bus USA

State & Local Transportation
Resources

State and Local Transportation Resources

Information on the ties between land use, transportation planning, and air quality.

- Transportation Conformity
- Policy & Guidance
- Laws & Regulations
- Calculators & Tools

Modeling, Testing, & Research

Modeling, Testing, and Research

Information on modeling and inventories for estimating emissions from highway vehicles, nonroad sources, and fuels; testing and measuring emissions; research into clean automotive technologies; and emission factors research.

- Modeling & Inventories
- Testing & Measuring Emissions
- Clean Automotive Technologies
- Emission Factors Research

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