No letter grades on new cars, House lawmakers say
The politicians said adding letter grades to the stickers was biased in favor of electric cars and would hurt sales of SUVs and trucks.
UPDATE: The stickers have not been updated in three decades and the government wants the labels to reflect new technologies and account for emissions affecting the environment. (Photo: EPA)
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As for argument that the technology is not good enough for EV's at present. Yes it would be nice if it was better cheaper etc but you can argue that about any technology in history (the most obvious being computers). We have to make a start at changing and whilst I don't think there is a total techno fix for peak oil/climate changes this does look manageable.More from Marshell Green Power CO., LTD, .... More
The US greatest threat and reason for being so interested in forgein affairs is our dependance on oil plain and simple. I think every is aware of what happened to our economy when fuel prices hit $4.00 a gallon. Why would they discourage at least promoting a reduction of consumption? I am assuming this new rating system would still include fuel consumption numbers. Sounds like lobbiest from the big three and oil tycoons.
If the average car burns 1 gallon of fuel per day and there.... More
These so-called "fuel efficient" SUVs and Trucks must not be so efficient if they are getting C and C+ grades. If consumers learn the truth about fuel efficiency and change their buying habits as a result, that seems like a good thing.
The offended lawmakers should be glad the stickers don't reflect a vehicle's contribution to the $700 billion we spent on foreign oil every year and the resulting economic and national security issues.
Right, biased in favor of vehicles that actually ARE more energy efficient.
Quote:' "biased in favor of certain types of vehicles" and only electric cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could earn an A or A+.'
Well, yeah, they ARE the most fuel-efficient, so they would get the highest grade. Even a grade-schooler could figure that out.
They earn the highest grade by being the most fuel-efficient, so they deserve the high grade. Gas-guzzlers deserve worse than a "D", though, IMO.
