GetOffYourGas
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GRA said:Automakers gaming the EPA tests to boost their numbers? I'm shocked, shocked!GetOffYourGas said:drees said:I'm really having a hard time believing how Ford could have screwed up the Energi to get the EPA fuel economy rating so much lower than the Hybrid unless the Hybrid's numbers are inflated...
From reports I've read of real-world driving, the Hybrid's numbers are inflated. This implies to me that Ford "gamed" the EPA tests in order to maximize MPG rating, at the expense of the real world. Maybe something about the extra weight in the Energi made their game harder to play?
I know, right?
Although it seems to be getting worse. I used to consistantly beat the EPA rating of cars, now I have a hard time matching it. And that's after they made the EPA test harder! Maybe this is the plan to get to the new 54.5MPG CAFE standards - just make the paper numbers higher, which makes the real ones lower. Maddening!