The EPA, Department of Transportation, and the Obama administration are teaming up. They’re out to alter how you check out gas mileage, or at least the fuel economy decals for auto dealers. You can take a look at the two brand new labels to choose from on the EPA website, and remark on which you would prefer. One has a letter grade, the other numbers and graphs, and both have the environmental impact is part of both. Emission standards have been of some concern recently, and that is what the brand new labels will reflect.
Brand new gas mileage stickers intended for automobiles
The Obama administration is indeed concerned with environmental impact. That’s why there has been a mandate for fresh gas mileage decals, including details on the environmental impact. Two designs are offered, and the government wants your input. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new stickers, meant for showroom floors at dealerships, are meant to reflect the environmental impact from emissions. Gas mileage is also a part of it. The stickers even show how much you save in contrast with comparable models.
Heavily favors hybrids
The new automobile decals make it easier to put hybrid cars and electric automobiles in perspective against traditional automobiles, according to USA Today. The Volt and the Nissan Leaf are being released in the near future, and are expected to be game changing green vehicles. One design of the new fuel economy stickers will be a letter grade, derived from environmental impact and gas mileage. (Low emissions and high miles per gallon mean a better grade.) The other will feature combined city and highway miles per gallon, estimated annual fuel cost and how well the automobile model in question stacks against the best and worst of its class. For example, take a Chevy Suburban and also the Ford Escape Hybrid. The Escape Hybrid is going to rate a lot higher than the Suburban in all categories.
On this occasion your own vote matters
This is one instance where government does want your input. The EPA, the White House and the Department of Transportation are encouraging it. Concerned citizens can go to the EPA site concerning the stickers and leave their thoughts, which could be accessed by clicking the link to the EPA’s website below.
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703369704575461602043868916.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
USA Today
content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/08/government-to-propose-new-vehicle-fuel-economy-stickers-/1
EPA
epa.gov/fueleconomy/label.htm
