Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Emissions Testing Exemption

Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Emissions Testing Exemption

Country/State/Province
Virginia
Incentive
Financial Incentive
Incentive Administrator
Virginia DMV

The Virginia emissions inspection program, which requires biennial inspections of motor vehicles, does not apply to vehicles exclusively powered by compressed or liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (propane), hydrogen, a combination of compressed natural gas and hydrogen, or electricity. Qualified HEVs with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy ratings of at least 50 miles per gallon (city) are also exempt from the emissions inspection program unless remote sensing devices indicate the HEV may not meet current emissions standards.