
法律"Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act"(H.R. 2675)
25年以上前に生産されたモデルのレプリカを、現在の大気浄化法(CAA)の基準を満たすパワートレインを搭載することを条件に、自動車メーカーが年間325台まで販売することを可能にする
The United States Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015 (sometimes referred to as the Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturing Act) directs the NHTSA to establish a program allowing low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to produce a limited number of vehicles annually within a regulatory system that addresses the unique safety and financial issues associated with limited production, and to direct the EPA to allow low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to install engines from vehicles that have been issued certificates of conformity.[1]
Background
This act has been pursued by SEMA since 2011. The low volume provision will allow small automakers to construct up to 325 replica cars per year subject to federal regulatory oversight. The measure establishes a separate regulatory structure for replica car manufacturers.[2]
To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish a program allowing low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to produce a limited number of vehicles annually within a regulatory system that addresses the unique safety and financial issues associated with limited production, and to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to allow low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to install engines from vehicles that have been issued certificates of conformity.
Relating to the engine installation:
(A)
A motor vehicle engine (including all engine emission controls) from a motor vehicle that has been granted a certificate of conformity by the Administrator for the model year in which the motor vehicle is assembled, or an engine that has been granted an Executive order for the model year in which the motor vehicle is assembled subject to regulations promulgated by the California Air Resources Board, may be installed in an exempted specially produced motor vehicle, if—
(i)
the manufacturer of the engine supplies written instructions explaining how to install the engine and maintain functionality of the engine’s emission control system and the on-board diagnostic system (commonly known as “OBD II”), except with respect to evaporative emissions diagnostics;
(ii)
the producer of the exempted specially produced motor vehicle installs the engine in accordance with such instructions; and
(iii)
the installation instructions include emission control warranty information from the engine manufacturer in compliance with section 207, including where warranty repairs can be made, emission control labels to be affixed to the vehicle, and the certificate of conformity number for the applicable vehicle in which the engine was originally intended or the applicable Executive order number for the engine
How replica is defined:
(B) REPLICA MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘replica motor vehicle’ means a motor vehicle produced by a low volume manufacturer and that—
“(i) is intended to resemble the body of another motor vehicle that was manufactured not less than 25 years before the manufacture of the replica motor vehicle; and
“(ii) is manufactured under a license for the product configuration, trade dress, trademark or patent for the motor vehicle that is intended to be replicated from the original manufacturer, its successors or assignees, or current owner of such rights, unless there is a preponderance of evidence that such rights have been abandoned for at least three years.
要は、カリフォルニア大気資源委員会が用意したエンジンとOBD IIとかの診断システムを採用すれば、昭和時代のレプリカ車両に限って少量生産してもいいよということですね。
コストのかかる衝突試験はおろかバンパーに関する規準さえもパスできちゃうんです。ただ、文面では「似ている」はレプリカ車両ではないと謳っています。ボディがFRP一体成形ではダメなのかも知れません。意外と本格的なヒストリックカー市場を対象にしているのかも知れません。
スバルの水平対向エンジンを積んだ356ポルシェスピードスターなんかが話題になっていますね。
Posted at 2017/08/07 16:13:38 | |
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