Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Requirement. Beginning with the first effective
model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer's sales fleet of passenger cars and
light-duty trucks produced by motor vehicle manufacturers and delivered for
sale or lease in the state must contain at least the same applicable percentage
of ZEVs required under California Code of Regulations, title 13, section
1962.2.
Subp. 2.
Credit
bank; reporting requirements; record availability and retention.
A. Beginning in the first effective model
year, a motor vehicle manufacturer subject to this part must open an account in
the California ZEV credit system for banking credits earned in Minnesota. The
account must be opened no later than March 1 of the calendar year after the end
of the first effective model year. A motor vehicle manufacturer must notify the
commissioner within 30 days of opening an account in the California ZEV credit
system for the manufacturer's Minnesota ZEV credits.
B. At least annually by May 1 of the calendar
year after the close of a model year, a motor vehicle manufacturer must submit
a report to the commissioner that identifies the necessary delivery and
placement data of all motor vehicles generating ZEV credits and all transfers
and acquisitions of ZEV credits, according to California Code of Regulations,
title 13, section 1962.2. The report may be amended based on late
sales.
C. Upon oral or written
request of the commissioner, a person subject to this part must furnish to the
commissioner or allow the commissioner to access and copy all records that
relate to the motor vehicles that are subject to this part and that are
relevant for determining compliance with this part. Unless otherwise specified,
a person subject to this part must retain all relevant records for at least
five years after creating the records.
Subp. 3.
Requirement to make up ZEV
deficit. A motor vehicle manufacturer that delivers for sale in the
state fewer ZEVs or TZEVs than required to meet its ZEV credit obligation in a
given model year must make up the deficit by submitting a commensurate amount
of ZEV credits to the commissioner according to California Code of Regulations,
title 13, section 1962.2(g)(7). The number of motor vehicles not meeting the
ZEV credit obligation must be equal to the manufacturer's credit deficit,
rounded to the nearest 1/100th and calculated according to the equation in
California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2(g)(8).
Subp. 4.
Early-action credits.
A. Beginning with model year 2022 and ending
at the beginning of the first effective model year, a motor vehicle
manufacturer may earn early-action ZEV credits for delivering ZEVs for sale in
the state. A motor vehicle manufacturer choosing to earn early-action ZEV
credits under this subpart must notify the commissioner to open an account to
track early-action ZEV credits in Minnesota no later than March 1 of the
calendar year after the close of the first model year for which the
manufacturer intends to accrue early-action credits.
B. New motor vehicles delivered for sale in
the state under this subpart earn early-action ZEV credits with the same values
established in California Code of Regulations, title 13, section
1962.2.
C. A motor vehicle
manufacturer that notifies the commissioner under item A must submit a report
to the commissioner at least annually by May 1 of the calendar year after the
close of the model year that identifies the necessary delivery and placement
data of all motor vehicles generating early-action ZEV credits under this
subpart, according to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2.
The report may be amended based on late sales.
D. After the reporting deadline under item C
during the first effective model year and after receiving notice from a motor
vehicle manufacturer under subpart 2, item A, the commissioner must load the
ZEV credits earned by the motor vehicle manufacturer under this subpart into
the manufacturer's California ZEV credit system account.
E. This subpart is effective beginning with a
motor vehicle manufacturer's model year 2022.
Subp. 5.
Onetime credit
allotment.
A. For the first effective
model year, the commissioner must deposit into each motor vehicle
manufacturer's account a credit allotment equivalent to the first effective
model year's ZEV credit requirement for that motor vehicle
manufacturer.
B. The credit amount
under item A must be calculated for the first effective model year according to
California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 1962.2(b)(1)(A) and
(B).
C. The commissioner must
deposit the onetime credit allotment at the same time that the commissioner
loads the ZEV credits earned by the motor vehicle manufacturer under subpart 4,
item D, into the manufacturer's California ZEV credit system account.
