FTC Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an NPRM seeking public comment on two amendments to its “Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles.” Specifically, the FTC proposes to: 1) require manufacturers to use EPA’s fuel economy label for alternative fuel vehicles, including the vehicle categories added by recent legislation, in lieu of existing FTC requirements, and 2) eliminate the requirement for a separate AFV label for used vehicles.  No changes are proposed to the non-liquid alternative fuel labeling requirements.

Comments are due Aug. 17, 2012.