Emissions scandals thread

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Volkswagen have been accused of using illegal software to alter emissions data, and has been ordered by the EPA to recall almost half a million cars sold in the US since 2008. Shares in VW have dropped 18% since Friday, with the company facing billions of dollars of fines and possible criminal prosecutions.

http://www.theguardian.com/business...a-investigate-volkswagen-clean-air-violations

http://www.theguardian.com/business...plunge-claims-falsified-emissions-data-us-epa

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34311819
 
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That really is terrible. I guess with the drive for more efficient cars they thought it would be easier to fiddle the readout than actually make the cars better. :ouch:

This could cost them dearly in the refits alone, some models they might not even be able to improve the emissions on leading to giving owners new engines or even new cars!
 
Oh dear, oh dear.

Scenes if they and others have done this in Europe. Would be a massive operation to recall millions and millions of diesels.
 
Heh, finally they're getting some deserved punishment. Not the first time VW is doing something shady, but at least they aren't getting away with it this time. I really can't stand the VAG and this just further justifies my opinion.
 
Heh, finally they're getting some deserved punishment. Not the first time VW is doing something shady, but at least they aren't getting away with it this time. I really can't stand the VAG and this just further justifies my opinion.

All car manufacturers work on the edge of being shady. Now it's VAG who has been caught.
 
Never liked VW cars, nothing special to me. The VW bus tho, that's purely iconic, having one of those cherry'd out would be rad.


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I do have some sympathy for VW, as I have been known to attempt to cover up my emissions as well.

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So electricity and manufacturing of Li-ion batteries produces 0 emissions?
Production and manufacturing emissions aren't factored in during an emissions test, which is what both this and the Tweet explicitly refer to. I know you were just trying to be clever, but a bit of a moot point. ;)
 

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