Consumer Reports
David J. Friedman, Vice President of Advocacy
Thank you for inviting Consumer Reports [CR] to provide testimony at this hearing. The proposed rollback is contrary to consumer interest and preferences. Consumer Reports has a 327-acre auto test center in Colchester, Connecticut, which is the world’s largest and most sophisticated independent automobile testing center devoted to consumer interests. Survey after survey by CR indicate that Americans want more fuel economy, not less, and they place a significantly higher value …