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Green Car Reports
MAY 25, 2016
Volkswagen's use of illegal "defeat device" software in its TDI diesel cars wasn't uncovered by the Environmental Protection Agency—or by any other regulatory agency. It was discovered by independent researchers from West Virginia University (WVU), working with the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2020
The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Marquette University. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Washington State University. Purdue University.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Volkswagen's diesel-emissions cheating went on for more than six years in part because the company's use of "defeat device" software was hard to detect.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2014
In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 14, 2015
The software that allowed Volkswagen diesel cars to cheat on emissions tests was not found by government regulators. Instead, its effects were discovered by researchers at West Virginia University, working with the International Council on Clean Transportation.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2014
Hydraulic pumps/motors and an accumulator (power storage unit) are added to gasoline, diesel, propane or CNG engines to store braking energy and use the captured energy to accelerate the vehicle, significantly saving fuel and brakes and cutting emissions. On this cycle, CO 2 emissions are reduced by 16% and NO x emissions are reduced by 67%.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
VW was slowly moving beyond conventional gasoline and diesel engines anyway, Lux noted, with plans of putting out 20 more plug-in vehicles by 2020 ( earlier post )—such as the production version of the Audi e-tron quattro. Diesel passenger vehicle sales in the US will drop drastically. Earlier post.)
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