Federal Standards Needed for Electric Cars, Proponents Say

With new electric-car offerings from Tesla, Nissan and Chevrolet generating considerable buzz, the manufacturers find themselves facing obstacles as they acknowledge that clear answers to questions of how often and where to recharge aren’t yet available. The best solution, the Washington Post’s Joseph B. White contends, would be a consistent, easy-to-understand federal standard that produces range figures that correspond with real-world experience, which could take a while for the Environmental Protection Agency and industry to develop. This means consumers who jump to buy a Tesla, Leaf or other electric models coming in the next couple of years will likely have to make purchase decisions without the comfort of a clear federal standard.Read more from the Washington Post.