Here’s the thing: Volkswagen cheated on their emissions tests with nearly half a million TDI diesel cars. The result? Potentially billions in fines, criminal prosecutions, VW’s reputation, and maybe even the future of diesel in the U.S.

The American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported their findings last Friday and went on to say that VW found a way to

circumvent emissions requirements during testing with a “defeat device” that lets the TDI cars detect when they are being tested and then emit far less than normal.

When the ‘defeat device’ isn’t working the cars emit 10 to 40 times more than the allowable legal levels of certain pollutants. This is so wrong.

Currently, we’re in a ‘recall era’ with many run-ins between automakers and the EPA, but this, https://buyclomidovulation.com this is the biggest scandal yet. And VW could pay for this in both reputation and cash money.

The brand has struggled in the United States as it de-contented its vehicles to make them cheaper in an attempt to become the world’s largest car company. This worked, for a hot minute, until everyone realised that a cheaper Volkswagen isn’t necessarily a better Volkswagen. The brand also has failed to capitalise on the crossover boom in this country.

Jalopnik has a great question-answer set that answers everything from how this was done to which models were affected and why VW would even think of doing this. Check it out, here.

[source: jalopnik]