Hi Lars-ss:

___Of course not. The item some might have missed is that there are probably 30 X’s as many SULEV and PZEV based non-Hybrids as Hybrids in California. PZEV’s have been around in non-hybrid format for possibly 1 to 3 years before the first Hybrid PZEV’s hit the showroom. The reason the air is cleaner in California is that many more ULEV’s through PZEV’s are on the road vs. TLEV’s and non-CARB compliant based automobiles from 10 + years ago.

___The following non-hybrids are all PZEV’s as sold in California IIRC …

2004 BMW 325Ci Coupe
2004 BMW 325i Sedan
2004 BMW 325i Sports Wagon
2004 Daimler Chrysler Sebring Sedan
2004 Dodge Stratus Sedan SXT
2004 Ford Focus LX
2004 Ford Focus SE Sedan
2004 Ford Focus SE Wagon
2004 Ford Focus ZTS Sedan
2004 Ford Focus ZTW Wagon
2004 Ford Focus ZX3
2004 Ford Focus ZX5
2004 Honda Accord EX Sedan
2004 Honda Accord LX Sedan
2004 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L
2004 Mazda MAZDA3
2004 Mitsubishi Galant DE and ES 2.4L
2004 Nissan Altima 2.5, 2.5S or 2.5SL
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8S
2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Sedan
2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Wagon
2004 Subaru Legacy L Sedan/35th Anniv. Ed.
2004 Subaru Legacy L Wagon/35th Anniv. Ed.
2004 Subaru Legacy Outback Limited Sedan
2004 Subaru Legacy Outback Limited Wagon
2004 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon
2004 Toyota Camry LE, SE or XLE
2004 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan GL or GLS 2.0L
2004 Volvo 2.4 S60 Sedan
2004 Volvo 2.4 V70 Wagon

___Even here in Illinois, we could pick up Ford Focus Premium trimmed PZEV’s back in late 2002 when there wasn’t a PZEV based Hybrid available anywhere in the Midwest. Of course here in the Midwest, they (Hybrid and non-Hybrid alike) aren’t called PZEV’s given our high sulfur fuel.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net