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The "emissions cheat" in question altered the output of the car when it was being tested. So, they were testing the emissions that came out of the car. "EPA re
by spenvo 11y ago
The "emissions cheat" in question altered the output of the car when it was being tested. So, they were testing the emissions that came out of the car.
"EPA regulators said that Volkswagen adopted a 'sophisticated' algorithm that turned on vehicles' full emissions controls when it detected they were being tested for emissions performance." - http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/09/18/epa-accuses-volkswagen-audi-evading-emission-laws/72400018/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/09/18/epa-accu...
- rodgerd 11y agoLearning from the video card industry, I see.
- krylon 11y agoI remember that a couple of years back some company got into PR trouble for doing that with a fridge. And keep in mind that VW is simply the only company who got caught. I find it hard to believe they were the first one or the only ones doing this.
- sremani 11y agoThere were 2 VWs and 1 BMW X5 in test and the BMW came OK.