Pain At The Pump: Government Gas Secrets

Lying, goddamned corporations strike again.

Read the full article to see where you have been ripped off.

Pain At The Pump: Government Gas Secrets - Yahoo! News:

"And under these guidelines by the Environmental Protection Agency, carmakers are allowed to test miles per gallon by running the vehicle not on the road, but on what's essentially a treadmill for cars.

During an EPA spot check, the car ran with no air conditioning, no inclines or hills, no wind resistance and at speeds no greater than 60 mph.

There's hardly anything real world about it, but it gives carmakers what they want -- the highest possible miles per gallon to put on that sticker.

'People are going into showrooms, they're looking at that sticker that says miles per gallon and they're saying, 'Oh it get goods miles per gallon,'' said Consumer Reports' David Champion. 'In reality, they're being cheated.'"