House Bill Would Force EPA To Update Fuel Economy Rating System

Two House members have introduced bipartisan legislation with the likely support of 36 other lawmakers that would force EPA to update its methods for estimating the fuel efficiency of new model-year vehicles. The legislation was drafted in response to congressional frustration with the pace of an ongoing EPA effort to revise its vehicle testing procedures. Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Nancy Johnson (R-CT) introduced a bill March 3 that would update the test procedures used to determine consumer information on...