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04 Apr 2018

Volkswagen’s diesel fixes in EU much less effective than in the US – report

Unearthed

German carmaker Volkswagen’s technical fixes for manipulated diesel cars are much more effective in the US than in Europe, Emma Howard reports for Unearthed. While the changes made in the US “make a huge difference” to nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, the fixes in the EU “are minimal and not much of a fix,” John German, engineer at the ICCT, says.

Read the article in English here.

See the CLEW dieselgate timeline for more information.

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