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Automakers Must Increase Production of Electric Vehicles or Risk Losing Customers, New Analysis Finds  

Washington, D.C.—Consumer demand for electric vehicles is surging, far outpacing supply, and automakers who fail to respond quickly to shifting preferences risk losing out on…

March 30, 2023

EnergyCars

Report: Excess Demand – The Looming EV Shortage

Consumer Reports (CR) surveys have shown a 350% increase in consumer demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) between 2020 and 2022. While automakers are ramping…

March 30, 2023

EnergyCars
Press Release

Consumer Reports calls on Iowa to strengthen newly passed privacy law

DES MOINES, IA —Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a consumer data privacy bill (Senate File 26), into law, despite objections from consumer advocates.  Consumer Reports…

March 29, 2023

Tech & Privacy

CR Statement for Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Hearing on the FDA’s Oversight of the Infant Formula Shortage

Consumer Reports submitted a written statement by Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy at Consumer Reports, for the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services…

March 28, 2023

Food

Consumer Reports Submits Comments on the California Privacy Protection Agency’s Preliminary Rulemaking on Cybersecurity Audits, Risk Assessments, and Automated Decisionmaking

Consumer Reports submitted feedback to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) in response to its Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking on Cybersecurity Audits,…

March 27, 2023

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports Calls on Congress to Pass the Junk Fee Prevention Act

Bill Introduced by Senator Blumenthal Today Aims to Protect Consumers From Costly Hidden Fees That Hike up the Cost of Goods and Services WASHINGTON, D.C.…

March 22, 2023

Money

Low Carbon Fuels: Transforming Transportation for a More Sustainable Future

LOW CARBON FUELS OVERVIEW Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, can trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere. This can lead to extreme weather such as hurricanes,…

March 20, 2023

EnergyCars

Consumer Reports Opposes Texas H.B. 4 (Consumer Privacy Legislation)

Consumer Reports respectfully opposes H.B. 4, Texas consumer privacy legislation. The bill seeks to provide to Texas consumers the right to know the information companies…

March 17, 2023

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Opposes Tennessee S.B. 73/H.B. 1181 (Consumer Privacy Legislation)

Consumer Reports respectfully opposes S.B. 73/H.B. 1181, Tennessee consumer privacy legislation. The bill seeks to provide to Tennessee consumers the right to know the information…

March 17, 2023

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports: FCC broadband label will help consumers decipher bills, while making it harder for companies to insert mystery fees

CR and Next Century Cities submit comments to FCC on the benefits of the label and ways to improve it for consumers Consumer Reports submitted…

March 17, 2023

Tech & Privacy
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