Expert Avail: VW whistleblower on DC show, Automaker MPG plans
AUTO EXPERT AVAILABILITY January 22-27 MEDIA CONTACT: Christina Heartquist 415-453-0430 Automaker plans, not tech, responsible for recent MPG trends VW whistleblower available for comment around DC auto show Washington - John German (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/26/volkswagen-scandal-emissions-tests-john-german-research) , engineer and senior fellow at the International Council on Clean Transportation (https://www.theicct.org/) (ICCT), is available in advance of the Washington Auto Show (https://www.washingtonautoshow.com/media/) to discuss how automakers are choosing to achieve national mileage and emissions targets. German has divided a forty-year career nearly equally between Chrysler, the Environmental Protection Agency, Honda, and the ICCT and can speak to the market penetration of technologies, product-redesign cycles, the impact of banked credits and other factors contributing to automaker choices on vehicle fuel economy. In a recently published blog (https://www.theicct.org/blog/staff/us-fuel-economy-trend-reflects-business-strategy-not-tech-challenge) , German responds to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Fuel Economy Trends (https://www.epa.gov/fuel-economy-trends) report and Manufacturer Performance (https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/greenhouse-gas-ghg-emission-standards-light-duty-vehicles) report, writing that automakers are, “slowing down the rate of technology introduction and market penetration in order to undercomply…,�?? resulting in the lower than projected fuel economy trends. To schedule an interview with John German, Senior Fellow, ICCT, please contact Christina Heartquist, 415-453-0430, christina@catercommunications.com. ### ______________________ If you would rather not receive future communications from Cater Communications, please go to http://CaterCommunications.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?524432x19954x133768x2x472868x24000x6&Email=submit%40theautochannel.com. Cater Communications, 179 Reservoir Road, San Rafael, CA 94901 United States