Posted by MarkB_MI on November 04, 2012 at 13:00:44 from (75.219.2.79):
In Reply to: Re: green cars posted by oldtanker on November 04, 2012 at 09:39:30:
"Gotta remember no one is looking over the EPA's shoulder making sure they are doing it right."
Tanker, you have to be joking. You can be dam certain the manufacturers are looking over the EPA's shoulder: They can't afford to lose even a tenth of an MPG because the test cycle wasn't done correctly.
Let's back off a second: Most vehicles aren't actually tested by the EPA. The OEMs are responsible for conducting the actual tests, and you can be sure they've done everything they possibly can to ensure they get the best MPG and still comply with the test cycle. All the data is recorded and forwarded to the EPA for review. The EPA runs their own tests on about 15 percent of the vehicles to confirm the OEMs are being honest with their tests. Given this procedure, the EPA is no position to skew or falsify results: they will be caught if the EPA results differ significantly from the OEM test results.
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