Thread: VW caught by the Yanks for breaking emission laws

Self regulation does not work. Various government and the VW board were remiss in not doing independent tests,
We subscribe to a voluntary Code RSPO, for the environment, and apart from our internal staff, we get audited twice a year by an external organisation who reports to the board.

And then there are building materials.

Not in any way excusing VW's actions, but it seems to me that the latest euro emission standards have been set at a level that is very difficult (impossible?) to meet. A case of bureaucracy gone mad ?

The car and fuel manufacturers need to come to a solution with the bureaucrats.

There are add-on technologies that assist.

Originally Posted by Railey

Was a couple of Uni students and their professor....

Meet the man who uncovered Volkswagen's lie

I wonder why it took so long for anything to happen.
From that article:

Carder said he's surprised to see such a hullabaloo now, because his team's findings were made public nearly a year and a half ago.

"We actually presented this data in a public forum and were actually questioned by Volkswagen," said Carder.

I've read that in the EU they want to remove internal combustion engines from private transport, especially diesel, so set the bar high.
California started the emissions control requirement in the 1970s due to LA geography and bad smog issues.

Report: BMW X3 Diesel Also Emits More Than Legal Limit

Originally Posted by bsperka

I've read that in the EU they want to remove internal combustion engines from private transport, especially diesel, so set the bar high..

i think france was looking at removing diesel as it was so polluting

I'm no software expert, but won't VW just have to rewrite its software to alter the fuel injection programming? I guess its a case of whether to prioritise power, fuel economy or clean emissions. VW set its to favour power and economy and downgrade clean emissions. Its obviously not an accident, but was done deliberately. Rewriting it to improve the quality of emissions shouldn't be too hard - after all the defeat software was already able to make the engine run cleaner during emissions testing, so they already know what settings to use.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

Report: BMW X3 Diesel Also Emits More Than Legal Limit

I have no doubt that more will follow.

Interestingly, for VAG, that was the motor that ran Adblue also, which others don't.