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This article has also some misinformation. This article, as I read it, seems to imply that the engineers where technically unable to comply with the regulations
by PinguTS 11y ago
This article has also some misinformation. This article, as I read it, seems to imply that the engineers where technically unable to comply with the regulations, that why they cheating.
But it seems to be getting more clear over the last days it is the business people - the one that read Bloomberg - that are also the cause. Because the engineers where unable to do it within the given cost requirements. They told, that they need a greater budget per car to comply with the regulations.
- fnordfnordfnord 11y ago>This article, as I read it, seems to imply that the engineers where technically unable to comply with the regulations, that why they cheating. They can comply, but fuel economy will plummet. Other negatives can happen as well, the engines can get crudded up quickly, which has already been a problem in VW diesels, and in some Mercedes models as well. The EPA has also been criticized here as being a tool to prevent foreign competition from high efficiency diesels available in Europe and Asia. >They told, that they need a greater budget per car to comply with the regulations. The second problem I mentioned is caused by the EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation systems, which are primitive; so, yeah, throwing money at that would help. Overall, I'm fairly confident that the VW mess is the tip of a huge iceberg. Other mfrs have been caught doing this exact same thing before.