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German public prosecutors raided the Wolfsburg headquarters of Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE> on Tuesday in the latest investigation into the carmaker's diesel emissions scandal. Volkswagen, which ...
Volkswagen was one of the earliest entrants into the electric vehicle industry, years before it became commonplace to own or drive them. Its efforts were on full-steam in the wake of a diesel ...
Volkswagen diesel sales in the US rebound, Clean Diesels win several environmental awards, receive tax breaks: 2013: International Council on Clean Transportation asks WVU CAFEE to help demonstrate the benefits of US diesel technology, hoping to have Europe follow suit: May 2014: Instead, CAFEE finds discrepancies showing poor on-road emissions.
The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel Sedan was awarded Green Car of the Year.The award was rescinded in early October 2015. On 18 September 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said beginning in 2008 the car maker fraudulently installed engine control unit (ECU) software determined to be a "defeat device", in violation of the Clean Air Act, to circumvent environmental ...
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This began with the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Independent tests carried out by the German car club ADAC proved that, under normal driving conditions, diesel vehicles including the Volvo S60, Renault's Espace Energy and the Jeep Renegade, exceeded legal European emission limits for nitrogen oxide (NO x) by more than 10 times. [1]
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday disclosed the filing of criminal charges against former Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to cover up ...
On 8 October 2015, Volkswagen US CEO Michael Horn said in testimony before the U.S. Congress [7] [8] [9] that it could take years to repair all the cars, especially the older models, due to the complex hardware and software changes that will be required. He also said that the fixes will likely preserve fuel economy ratings but, "there might be ...