The EPA in conjunction with the Department of Transportation today showed two variations of upcoming fuel economy stickers. The stickers will be changing to accommodate electric and plug in vehicles. One of the options shown includes a school grading style system for the vehicle's overall "greenness", from A+ to D. You can't Fail according to the government. The other proposed labeling system stays closer to the current system. The updated labels also show the fuel economy/energy consumption of electric vehicles and plugins in gallon equivalents. For example one of the EPA labels shows an electric vehicle getting 98 mpg equivalent. This means that this vehicle will travel 98 miles on the same amount of energy contained in one gallon of gas. The labels also split up plugin vehicles like the upcoming Chevy Volt into their electric modes and gas. One label shows a proposed plug in vehicle achieving 65 mpg equivalent on electricity and getting 38 mpg on gasoline once the battery is drained and the gas engine kicks in.
Which version of the proposed EPA fuel economy stickers do you prefer, the letter grade or the slightly updated current version?
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