[jedberg]

As of now, no. But I wouldn't be surprised because the smog exam doubles as a road safety check, and as more EVs are on the road that are getting old, they're gonna want a way to verify road safety. Probably a state battery exam or something.

[toast0]

Is the smog exam really a road safety check other than if it's so obviously unsafe that they won't drive it to the smog machine? Especially since post-2000 cars are just an ODB-II check, a visual check for exhaust modifications, and a check for smoke at various engine conditions. The procedural manual does mention visual inspection for gasoline fuel leaks (diesel and gaseous fuel leaks are fine, apparently). I'd imagine techs were a little more worried about vehicle safety when they were putting the cars on dynos, too.

[bradfa]

OK, interesting. In NY we have a mandatory yearly safety check for all vehicles but also an emissions check for specific classes of vehicles (ie: gasoline cars/trucks >=2 years old, but diesel passenger cars and EVs are exempt). Mostly the emissions test consists of connecting the state software/hardware to the OBDII port and having the car tell if it should pass or not.