stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
They are allowed to, but I am saying that in this case Nissan's hands are tied in that they are mandated to publish the EPA number regardless of what they advertise elsewhere (so customer will always be given the EPA number if they buy a car). In the horsepower situation, there is no such mandate, so it is a complete free-for-all.So wait wait wait.
You just said they cant advertise some bogus number because the EPA test exists.
Then on the same page of posts you say they can?
Which is it? They're either allowed to or they're not.
Also, I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility for the FTC to eventually mandate all advertising of EV range to must also mention EPA range, similar to how the FTC requires all advertising of fuel economy to mention EPA mpg numbers (although FTC allows automakers to focus on highway numbers):
http://www.law360.com/articles/537956/ftc-to-seek-comment-on-new-fuel-economy-ad-guidelines