Summary of diesel fiasco

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Hi,

    This could have been posted in many places, possibly appended to the "Ethics" thread. But I think it has historical relevance to standalone. Perhaps @Domenick might take a peek?

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/22/dirty-lies-how-the-car-industry-hid-the-truth-about-diesel-emissions

    John German had not been looking to make a splash when he commissioned an examination of pollution from diesel cars back in 2013. The exam compared what came out of their exhaust pipes, during the lab tests that were required by law, with emissions on the road under real driving conditions. German and his colleagues at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in the US just wanted to tie up the last loose ends in a big report, and thought the research would give them something positive to say about diesel. They might even be able to offer tips to Europe from the US’s experience in getting the dirty fuel to run a little cleaner.

    But that was not how it turned out. They chose a Volkswagen Jetta as their first test subject, and a VW Passat next. Regulators in California agreed to do the routine certification test for them, and the council hired researchers from West Virginia University to then drive the same cars through cities, along highways and into the mountains, using equipment that tests emissions straight from the cars’ exhausts.
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    Bob Wilson
     
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  3. Thomas Mitchell

    Thomas Mitchell Active Member

    It wasn’t a fiasco for me. It was like being paid to drive my 2015 Passat TDI for a year!


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  4. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Paid or a 'free year?' If paid, how much did to make?

    Bob Wilson
     
  5. Pushmi-Pullyu

    Pushmi-Pullyu Well-Known Member

    So I take it you benefited from some sort of settlement? What were the terms, if you don't mind me asking?

    And just to be clear, is the Passat TDI a Volkswagen diesel car?

     

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