Cars are hard: EPA aims for cleverness, crashes and burns instead

This is what happens when government bureaucrats try to be cute:

Nissan had the most improved greenhouse gas emissions and gas mileage in 2013. Zoom zoom. #FuelEconomy

— U.S. EPA (@EPA) October 8, 2014

Ohhhh, so close!

“@EPA: Nissan had most improved… gas mileage in 2013. Zoom zoom.” When the mpg testing agency doesn't even know which brand is which

— Zack Harvatine (@ziggyzarvatine) October 8, 2014

We know this administration has a pretty lousy record with automobiles, but you’d think they could at least get the manufacturers’ names right. Well, you’d hope they could do it.

https://twitter.com/bitingtea/status/519960995192909826

https://twitter.com/abyssalvortex/status/519965491419693056

@EPA zoom zoom is Mazda not Nissan!

— CPU M Rossi (@CPU_M_Rossi) October 8, 2014

@EPA Nissan isn't zoom zoom. Nissan is innovation you can't ignore.

— Scott Carasik (@CarasikS) October 8, 2014

Apparently the EPA can ignore it.

Zoom zoom? Nissan? Someone call @Jalopnik to give @EPA a Japanese car lesson.

— Jeremy (@JeremyCman) October 8, 2014

@EPA Sorry @MazdaUSA , they don't mean you. Carry on.

— Rolled Oaty (@ofmanynicknames) October 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/Nickolaus/status/519971231118807041

@EPA coming soon "Daewoo: The Ultimate Driving Machine."

— Zach Jordan (@imagineerz) October 8, 2014

Good times.

(Hat tip: @bitingtea)