Re:VW Scandal Will Speed Up Diesel's Demise
by zardo on Monday October 05, 2015 @03:53PM
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It's not really a technology issue, its a regulatory one. They certified to the EPA that they had disclosed all parameters that affect emissions in their system. Which, not being true, was a criminal violation of the clean air act.
They can't let users switch between modes, where one more violates pollution standards, the would still be considered a defeat device.
They can update the cars to meet emission standards, but it might actually be the case that their cars can only pass the certification cycles in their cheatmode, but won't actually pass an in use monitoring test.
Even if they can pass emissions, lowering the power and fuel economy is going to mean class action lawsuits from their customers.
They can't let users switch between modes, where one more violates pollution standards, the would still be considered a defeat device.
They can update the cars to meet emission standards, but it might actually be the case that their cars can only pass the certification cycles in their cheatmode, but won't actually pass an in use monitoring test.
Even if they can pass emissions, lowering the power and fuel economy is going to mean class action lawsuits from their customers.