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I don't have a car, I don't plan to get a car, and I've lived happily for years without a car. I use transit and cycling to get around, even though this takes a
by kuschku 6y ago
I don't have a car, I don't plan to get a car, and I've lived happily for years without a car. I use transit and cycling to get around, even though this takes a lot more time and effort. I even refuse to use a taxi.
Just to clarify my PoV, and my view why most carmakers should be closed immediately (at least VW started building electric vehicles since... that's at least some improvement).
The original study by the west virginia university, for the ICCT, names 6 carmakers all using defeat devices. (I read it back when Dieselgate happened)
Bosch, manufacturer of the VW defeat device, in trial, said that they delivered these exact configurations to all their customers, just with slightly different parameters.
Defeat devices based on temperature (instead of air pressure or humidity) are legal in the US, "to protect the engine".
One of the results of the dieselgate scandal was that VW was forced to build a certain amount of electric vehicles. Why weren't the other carmakers forced to do so as well?
- WORMS_EAT_WORMS 6y agoThis is incredibly interesting. I appreciate you taking the time to share more. I think I will do some more reading into it.