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European emission standards are lax, and I would imagine the rest of the world even laxer. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/no-cheating-needed

• TylerE 11y ago
  Like anything it's a trade off. Emissions and efficiency are usually conflicting goals. Automakers are under a ton of strain right now to achieve BOTH, which is essentially impossible. The VW TDIs are some of the only vehicles to even get close to the efficiency that will be required in just a few years, regardless of emissions.
  • happyscrappy 11y ago
    Except that poor air quality has a severe impact on people.
    • TylerE 11y ago
      Poor is relative. Even a "bad" car by current standards would have been considered extremely clean even 5 years ago.
      • thrownaway2424 11y ago
        No. The VWs in question would not have even passed 1981 CARB standards.