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On 18 September 2015, the US EPA served a Notice of Violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act on Volkswagen Group alleging that Volkswagen and Audi automobiles equipped with 2-litre TDI diesel engines, and sold in the US between 2009 and 2015, had an emissions-compliance "defeat device" installed, and ordered a recall of 482,000 vehicles.
The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel Sedan was awarded Green Car of the Year.The award was rescinded in early October 2015.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 ...
Early in the 1950s scientists discovered that vehicle emissions were a significant factor that had been causing the air quality to deteriorate. [7] This led to the introduction of vehicle emissions standards in California in 1966, furthermore due to the seriousness of the problem, in 1970 the Clean Air Act was introduced in order to regulate these standards all over the United States. [7]
VW will start firing people responsible for rigging U.S. emissions tests on Friday as they try to get to grips with the biggest scandal in its 78-year history.
The emissions violations include cars produced by Volkswagen's American division, where Horn is currently CEO. Horn has admitted his company "screwed up" by using the vehicle's software to reduce emissions when it detects an emission testing, but allowing the diesel engines to produce pollutants above the legal limit under normal operating ...
In late 2015, diesels in the U.S. came under intense regulatory scrutiny as a result of the Volkswagen emissions scandal—including the EcoDiesel. The EPA broadened its investigations into 28 diesel-powered models made by BMW , Stellantis , General Motors , Jaguar Land Rover , and Mercedes-Benz .
Like the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, the winning 2010 Audi and the 2010 VW Golf were diesel vehicles that Volkswagen admitted in 2015 were designed to limit NOx emissions only when being emission tested. 2011 — Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. [11] [12]
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