> Carmakers and regulators liked it that way. Regulators could announce what sounded like stringent targets, and carmakers would nod along, knowing they could c

> Carmakers and regulators liked it that way. Regulators could announce what sounded like stringent targets, and carmakers would nod along, knowing they could comply by making electric cars with arbitrarily boosted compliance values. Consumers would unknowingly foot the bill. Brilliant. Both sides were having fun until someone ruined their party. I would also expect a much more tame reaction compared to Dieselgate. Everyone, including the journalists, will probably justify it that the end, getting rid of fossil fuels vehicles, justifies the means, a little cheating here and there. Who knows maybe they are right. But then they also get to write articles about how people don’t trust the government and the media as much as they used to for some strange reason.