alt Hacker NewsWhenever I buy parts for my regular gas car the parts site asks if it’s PZEV or DOHC. To make matters worse the PZEV version is also DOHC (dual over head cams) as far as I can tell. And the VIN number doesn’t say if it’s PZEV or not. It’s not on any of the paperwork I got with the car either.
Ah, I see.
I googled PZEV, and apparently all it means is that it isn't releasing gasoline vapours - other emissions don't matter.
So it's essentially just an ICE engine car that's not super polluting. It has nothing to do with EVs apart from being misleading in its name (perhaps on purpose?).