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U

Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV)

Per the California Air Resources Board, this type of vehicle produces 50 percent less emissions than the average new vehicle. Hydrogen fuel cell and all-electric vehicles fall into this category.

Urea

An aqueous solution now being injected into the exhaust streams of diesel vehicles to reduce emissions
V

VCM (Variable Cylinder Management)

Honda’s name for fuel-saving cylinder deactivation
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