VW Cheats, Halts Sales on Diesels, faces $18 BILLION fine

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Re: VW Cheats, Halts Sales on Diesels, faces $18 BILLION fine

The diesels aren't the only engines in question when it comes to measuring emissions:


Following the Volkswagen scandal, the European Union is scrambling to assess weaknesses in a regulatory system that has laxer emissions tests than in the U.S. Environmental groups are pushing for tougher tests by 2017, while the United Nations is coordinating efforts for countries to harmonize automotive regulations, including environmental rules.



Other vehicles consuming close to 40 percent more fuel than official results included the VW Golf and Renault SA’s Megane, the T&E report said.

This is all pretty funny. Anyone who tinkers with diesel engines knows how easy it is to change ECU variables to boost performance. If course this will cause issues with emissions. This is why you just set it back before an inspection. People have been doing it for years, and if VW doesn't do it automatically a large percentage individual drivers probably will. Removing emissions equipment also significantly boosts mileage in many cases.

Plenty of people replace all the emissions equipment reset the ECU to stock once a year, pass their check, then drive home and remove it all. It takes about a day. Individuals have been doing this for years, and, if there is a performance/mileage advantage they will keep doing it.

I'm just glad my state doesn't have mandatory inspections. All they do is add another layer of bureaucratic nonsense.

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Re: VW Cheats, Halts Sales on Diesels, faces $18 BILLION fine

As stated above by several others, it is hard to believe that the state actors/regulators didn't have any knowledge of the deception. The laws of physics will be obeyed above those of the state, and implementing regulations that make the greenshirts swoon with their ardor for Gaia can't magically endue engineers with divine ability.