Furthermore, the vehicle's emission rates were only about nine percent of those of a gasoline-powered car from that era. In 1974, the EPA awarded $33,000 to Wouk and Dr. Charles L. Rosen and began its own analysis of the car, but the agency did not make additional cars for the planned nationwide tests.
Additionally, the vehicle's emission levels were only about nine percent of those of a gasoline-powered car from that time period. In 1974, the EPA presented $33,000 to Wouk and Dr. Charles L. Rosen and initiated its own investigation of the car, but the agency did not manufacture additional cars for the planned nationwide tests.