Volkswagen could be hit with $18 billion in fines after the EPA and Justice Department sued the German auto maker over its emission cheating software.
The federal agencies filed a civil lawsuit in Detroit federal court Monday. It says EPA will seek fines of up to $37,500 per diesel car that violates U.S. environmental rules. It's also seeking up to $3,750 for each piece of equipment that was put there to cheat emissions tests.
Volkswagen could be hit with $18 billion in fines after the EPA and Justice Department sued the German auto maker over its emission cheating software.
The federal agencies filed a civil lawsuit in Detroit federal court Monday. It says EPA will seek fines of up to $37,500 per diesel car that violates U.S. environmental rules. It's also seeking up to $3,750 for each piece of equipment that was put there to cheat emissions tests.
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4 comments:
The height of job-killing stupidity!
VW makes a car get incredibly good mileage using far less fuel per mile than any others while only exceeding the EPA's draconian limits my maybe .0004 ppm. To get it on the market and start really reducing pollution, they program a chip so it passes the draconian limits, but gets lousy mileage, therefore burning more fuel per mile, and Big Brother wants $28B!
Killing technology for a dollar.
Steve, isn't it interesting how NONE of that money will go to the very people who were sold a bill of goods when they purchased their gas saving vehicles. The government is a big scam.
I have a VW TDI. If I had known the truth as I compared vehicles,It's highly likely I would have chosen something else. I bought the TDI because it had the combination of great gas mileage, good performance, and good emission numbers. It was superior when stacked against other choices when using the fraudulent information. It's a no-win for owners. If we do whatever retro-fit comes along to solve VW's problem with EPA, we don't have the car we bought. Our gas mileage and performance drop like a rock. Dealers are hurting too. They have diesel inventory sitting on their back lots until a fix is approved. Then, how marketable do you think the cars will be.
Don't get the "fix", 932! Keep your superior mileage! Your car just went up in resale value.
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