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This is written from a US centric viewpoint by someone who sees VW as a niche brand for environmentally aware people. But we are talking about the largest car m
by Maarten88 11y ago
This is written from a US centric viewpoint by someone who sees VW as a niche brand for environmentally aware people. But we are talking about the largest car manufacturer in the world. In Europe VW is a mainstream car, people buy them because they are economical and well built. I think most people in EU see VW less as an especially "Green" brand so the reputation damage in their home markets might be less severe.
And WV reacted like Lance Armstrong caught with doping: like cycling I'm assuming all the other manufacturers are doing the same. Maybe they were less aggressive or maybe they were just were not as successful with it, therefore they were not caught, yet.
- DanBC 11y agoThe mainstream nature of diesel in EU makes the problem worse; dirty diesel kills many people each year (about 9,000 in London alone) so VW have killed (and contributed to the deaths of) many people over the years this fraud has happened. This has cost the various health services billions of Euro.
- jbapple 11y ago> dirty diesel kills many people each year (about 9,000 in London alone) Here is a paper I found related to that claim: "Understanding the Health Impacts of Air Pollution in London" https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/HIAinLondon_KingsReport_14072015_final_0.pdf https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/HIAinLondon_Ki...
- davidiach 11y agoThe author is actually from Switzerland, see http://blog.salathe.com/europes-technological-irrelevance-time-to-panic http://blog.salathe.com/europes-technological-irrelevance-ti...