EPA Ratings - when?

[CEW]

When do these get announced?
I think it is "near" production ? Meaning before first trucks come off the production line? During the beginning of production?
I believe the tests are done in the Detroit area from what I've read.

When completed - does the EPA hold onto the results? Waiting for first deliveries of the truck to be announced?

 

[Moe]

I seem to recall new BEV models I was following didn’t show up at fueleconomy.gov until the vehicle was shipping to dealers and customers.

 

[ADFX01A]

I seem to recall new BEV models I was following didn’t show up at fueleconomy.gov until the vehicle was shipping to dealers and customers.

I hope they release the data sooner than that.

Of course we all know the saying about hope in one hand and B.S in the other!

 

[danielt1263]

When do these get announced?
I think it is "near" production ? Meaning before first trucks come off the production line? During the beginning of production?
I believe the tests are done in the Detroit area from what I've read.

When completed - does the EPA hold onto the results? Waiting for first deliveries of the truck to be announced?

We are talking the official government numbers yes? My guess is October. Likely some people will have gotten to test drive before the official numbers come out.

 

[Moe]

The automaker is the one who performs the test or pays a lab to do it for them. The EPA gives them the choice of two methodologies and they usually perform both and select the most favorable one to submit to the EPA. So the automaker can test preproduction vehicles and have an idea what the final rating will be.

 

[CEW]

Interesting! Didn't know they would allow the automakers to do that.

 

[CEW]

Epa estimate 205?

• Thread starterRonnie
• Start dateJul 8, 2026

Looks like there was a related thread to this subject early. last month!

 

[Trace26]

Interesting! Didn't know they would allow the automakers to do that.

This is actually how all of the federally mandated stuff works, they will/can be audited at some point and failing that audit can result in fines, recalls, or complete buybacks.