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US charges former CEO of Volkswagen AG Winterkorn with conspiracy and wire fraud in diesel emissions scandal

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The FBI and EPA Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the case. The indictment unsealed today alleges that Volkswagen’s scheme to cheat its legal requirements went all the way to the top of the company. —EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. —US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Tesla Giga Fest at Giga Texas: Attendance figures, time, other details revealed

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Alcohol will be available at the event, so the wristbands are to differentiate who can and cannot legally drink. Tesla will also hold tours of the Gigafactory Texas facility, just like it did at the Giga Fest the automaker held in Germany to commemorate the near-completion of Gigafactory Berlin.

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VW: Newest Diesel Engines Had No 'Defeat' Software, Legal In Europe

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In Germany, Volkswagen has investigated its newest generation of 2.0-liter One of the many complications of the VW diesel emission scandal is that the 482,000 affected cars in the U.S. encompass three different types of engine and emission-control system.

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Volkswagen Group receives all approvals from KBA for NOx fixes for EA189 TDI engines

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In Germany, customers are being notified in a two-step process. Once modified, the vehicles will also meet all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards. In close consultation with the relevant authorities, the Group brands concerned will successively notify European and international vehicle owners in the weeks ahead.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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Pamio was formerly head of Thermodynamics within Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department in Neckarsulm, Germany. The initial SCR design required a certain amount of AdBlue be stored onboard the vehicle to reduce NO x emissions to legal limits and reach a 10,000 mile service interval for refilling.

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T&E: VW sells least polluting Euro 6 diesels in Europe; no brand meets Euro 6 in real-world driving; loopholes & defeat strategies

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million), followed by Germany (5.3 Over the last 12 months investigations in Europe (notably the testing programmes in Germany, France and the UK) have shown that the scandal engulfing VW represents the tip of an iceberg. The largest number of such diesels is found on French roads (5.5 million), the UK (4.3 million), Italy (3.1

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Volkswagen AG provides details on investigations into NOx cheating; origin and fixes; new strategic direction

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At a press conference in Germany today, Volkswagen Group executives provided details on the status of its investigation—which is being coordinated by a special committee of the Supervisory Board—into the diesel emissions debacle. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) The software of the 2.0 liter TDI will be updated.

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