How Many Years After a Car is Driven Does It Become a Yellow Label Vehicle?
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"Whether a vehicle is a green label or yellow label is not determined by the number of years it has been used, but rather by the speed at which the city's exhaust emission standards are phased out. Higher exhaust emission requirements lead to faster phase-outs, meaning the time it takes for a vehicle to change from a green label to a yellow label is shorter. Diesel vehicles, like gasoline vehicles, are classified as green or yellow labels based on their exhaust emissions. New vehicles that meet the exhaust emission standards are issued green labels, indicating they comply with environmental requirements. New cars (passenger vehicles) require biennial inspections for the first 6 years, followed by annual inspections thereafter. Yellow label vehicles are those that no longer meet the current exhaust emission standards but are still allowed on the road. Yellow label vehicles require inspections every six months. Yellow label vehicles refer to gasoline vehicles with emission levels below the National I standard and diesel vehicles below the National III standard. The specific classification criteria are as follows: Micro and small passenger vehicles and mini trucks registered before July 1, 2000, with gasoline or gas as fuel. Light trucks registered before October 1, 2001, with gasoline or gas as fuel. Medium and heavy-duty trucks (including semi-trailer tractors) and large and medium-sized passenger vehicles registered before July 1, 2003, with gasoline as fuel. Medium and heavy-duty trucks (including semi-trailer tractors) and large and medium-sized passenger vehicles registered before September 1, 2001, with gas as fuel. Micro and small passenger vehicles registered before July 1, 2008, with diesel as fuel. Micro and light-duty trucks registered before July 1, 2009, with diesel as fuel. Medium and heavy-duty trucks (including semi-trailer tractors) and large and medium-sized passenger vehicles registered before July 1, 2008, with diesel as fuel."
