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As opposed to the rest of the auto industry which has a stellar track record of adhering to emissions and fuel economy regulations /s https://en.wikipedia.org/
by formerly_proven 4mo ago
As opposed to the rest of the auto industry which has a stellar track record of adhering to emissions and fuel economy regulations /s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defeat_device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defeat_device
- joe_mamba 4mo agoThey all cheated and everyone knew it. It was the only way diesels could be so economical yet so powerful.
- netsharc 4mo agoAnd they lobbied governments to keep the tests a joke (e.g. test emissions on downwhill roads): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/uk-france-and-germany-lobbied-for-flawed-car-emissions-tests-documents-reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/24/uk-franc... Of course the governments probably lobbied for this stuff because it improves their car industry tax profits/employment numbers.