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Consumer Reports Applauds Major, Long-Awaited Updates to Five-Star Safety Ratings for New Cars

WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Reports (CR) today commended the U.S. Department of Transportation and its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for finalizing critical updates…

November 18, 2024

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Consumer Reports Applauds NHTSA’s Strong Action Holding Ford Accountable for Recall Failures That Put Consumers at Risk

WASHINGTON, DC—Consumer Reports (CR) commended the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for holding Ford Motor Company accountable for failing to recall vehicles with defective…

November 14, 2024

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New Consumer Reports Survey: Americans Want Information About Cleaner Vehicles at Dealerships

CR survey also finds that half of Americans would be interested in EV test drives Washington, D.C.—Consumer Reports (CR) today released a new nationally representative…

October 23, 2024

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Consumer Reports Launches Effort to Better Understand EV Charging Experience

CR Teams Up With Nonprofit Partners to Improve Public Charging for Climate Week  (September 22 – September 29, 2024), and Drive Electric Week (September 27…

September 26, 2024

Letter to House Members: CR Opposes Any Efforts to Eliminate Clean Vehicle Tax Credits

Consumer Reports – the nonprofit consumer research, testing, and advocacy organization – urges you to oppose any efforts to eliminate clean vehicle tax credits, including…

July 9, 2024

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Supreme Court guts Chevron deference, undermining federal agencies’ ability to protect the public

Consumer Reports calls on Congress to pass law confirming agencies have the discretion needed to protect public health, safety, and fairness in the marketplace  WASHINGTON,…

June 28, 2024

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NHTSA Urged to Get Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Out of Cars

Consumer Reports Delivers Over 32,000 Petition Signatures and Letter Signed by More Than 70 Organizations Calling on Federal Auto Safety Agency to Protect the Public…

June 18, 2024

Joint Letter Urging NHTSA to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302

We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to urge the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…

June 18, 2024

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Consumer Reports: NHTSA Checks the Box on Its Legal Requirement to Set CAFE Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a final rule for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)…

June 7, 2024

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Consumer Reports applauds New York Senate for passage of the Clean Deliveries Act

ALBANY, N.Y. – Consumer Reports (CR) applauded the New York State Senate for yesterday’s passage of the Clean Deliveries Act, a bill that would direct…

June 6, 2024

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