EPA Tells Mercedes-Benz to Revise Gas Mileage Rates
Mercedes-Benz was the latest target of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to USA Today, EPA claimed the gas estimates in miles per gallon (MPG) of the three-pointed star marque in some of its models were inaccurate. The agency asked the luxury automaker to downgrade the numbers. The models, which caught the attention of the regulator, were the 2013 and 2014 versions of the Mercedes-Benz C300 4MATIC. The regulating body revised the flexible fuel version and PZEV low-emission figures of the said models. However, looking at the previous downgrades EPA made to other automakers like Ford, Kia, and Hyundai, the changes it made to the Mercedes figures were only minor. Notably, only… Continue Reading »