Electric Cars Pose Quandary for EPA

Written by Pat's Papers | Friday, 15 October 2010 6:57 AM

It’s hard to estimate a mile-per-gallon rate when a car doesn’t run solely on gas. The New York Times says the EPA is searching for an equivalent to fuel efficiency to use for a crop of electric cars due to go on sale in about two months. The quandary has prompted the agency to consider switching to a letter grade system for all cars it reviews. Insiders at GM and Nissan, the two automakers set to roll out electric models, say they have no idea what to expect: “Right now it looks like there’s going to be a lot on the label. They’re trying to figure out what are all the variables that customers are going to see out there.”

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