It's a lot worse than that: "Only then did VW admit it had designed and installed a defeat device" that purposely lowered emissions while a vehicle was being i

It's a lot worse than that: "Only then did VW admit it had designed and installed a defeat device" that purposely lowered emissions while a vehicle was being inspected, the agency said. During regular driving, emissions would return to as much as 40 times the level of pollutants allowed under clean air rules. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/usa-volkswagen-idINL5N11R0TU20150921 http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/usa-volkswagen-idI...