Diesel
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Volkswagen dealers continue to negotiate with the company over diesel reparations.
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What buyback, cash do I get if I bought a VW diesel after Sept. 18?
Volkswagen and Audi owners who bought their TDI cars after September 18 get less money in the settlement announced last week.
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VW thinks it can fix 85,000 V-6 diesels from Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen
Volkswagen believes it can address excess emissions from 3.0-liter V-6 TDI diesels.
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What will I get for my VW diesel car in the buyback?
Here's what you can expect to get for your VW TDI diesel in the recently-announced settlement.
Stephen Edelstein -
What will VW do with 400,000 dirty diesel cars it buys back?
What will VW do with 400,000 dirty diesel cars it buys back? Destroy them, probably
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VW diesel settlement details: buybacks, payments, modifications, fines, more
More than nine months after the Volkswagen diesel cheating scandal came to light, the full details of the proposed final settlement between VW and the EPA were released this morning by Judge Charles Breyer. Owners of the TDI diesel vehicles from Audi and Volkswagen fitted with "defeat device"...
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Jaguar may be planning hybrid and all-electric SUVs.
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VW to offer TDI diesel owners $7,000 plus buyback: rumor
With terms of a final settlement between Volkswagen and the EPA on 482,000 TDI diesel vehicles due to be announced next Tuesday, Judge Charles Breyer has imposed a gag order on all parties. That doesn't seem to have stopped unidenitfied sources from talking about possible terms contained in the...
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Has Germany's long love affair with diesels finally collapsed?
It's been 80 years since the first Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicle went into volume production. Over that time, German makers have developed, refined, and promoted the combustion-ignition engine as a more fuel-efficient method of powering personal vehicles. Followed by Volkswagen Group's various...
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VW diesel owners have lost $1,500 in value on their cars: price analysis
With full details of the Volkswagen diesel cheating settlement postponed again, VW TDI owners have an extra week to contemplate their diesel cars without knowing what they'll be offered in a buyback. Earlier analyses of used-car pricing data showed that their value as used cars has fallen since the...
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Volkswagen diesel settlement delayed one more week by judge
Next Tuesday was to be the day when owners of almost half a million Volkswagens and Audis learned the final terms VW would offer them to settle hundreds of lawsuits over its diesel-emission cheating software. It won't be. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer gave Volkswagen and the EPA one more week...
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Diesel BMW 7-Series won't be sold in U.S., company confirms
BMW will not offer a diesel version of the recently-redesigned 7-Series in the U.S.
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A Norwegian company hopes to produce synthetic diesel fuel on a large scale.
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Lighter Volvo aero truck concept is 30 percent more fuel-efficient
Volvo Trucks' concept is lighter and more aerodynamic than a conventional semi.
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New hood scoop feeds cool air to 2017 Chevy Silverado HD diesel truck
The 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD features a new hood scoop to feed air to its diesel engine.
Stephen Edelstein -
Volvo CEO says hybrids will supplant diesels, even in Europe
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson believes hybrids will eventually end diesel's dominance in Europe.
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Particulate filters for Mercedes diesels to come to gasoline vehicles too
Mercedes-Benz will use particulate filters in both gasoline and diesel cars.
Stephen Edelstein -
VW diesel settlement: progress being made on details, judge says
The Federal judge overseeing negotiations toward a U.S. settlement of the Volkswagen diesel-emission cheating scandal said Tuesday that good progress was being made toward reaching a final resolution by June 21. The Environmental Protection Agency and Volkswagen are on track to file a final...
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How West Virginia University engineers uncovered Volkswagen's emissions cheating.
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China brings its fuel quality standards up to global levels, quickly
China aims to improve fuel quality as well as lower emissions.
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2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS diesel on hold, facing further EPA scrutiny
Sales of the 2017 Mercedez-Benz GLS350d are on hold in the U.S. while it awaits a certificate of compliance from the EPA, a Mercedes-Benz spokesman said this week. The diesel SUV, which is the automaker's base offering in the GLS range, is slightly different than the 2016 version that was sold last...
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Renewable diesel: 90 percent lower carbon emissions than regular diesel, Neste claims
Neste claims the lifecycle carbon emissions of its renewable diesel are significantly lower than those of regular diesel.
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Fix for Audi, VW, Porsche V-6 diesels closer to approval: report
Last November, the EPA announced that nearly 100,000 cars and SUVs fitted with VW Group's 3-liter V-6 diesel engines violated the Clean Air Act. The agency said at the time that their emissions were up to nine times the legal limit in some circumstances. While that's better than the figure of "up...
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How VW's 3-liter diesel cheat worked; fate unclear for V-6 TDI vehicles
After last month's announcement of a plan that could pull hundreds of thousands of illegally polluting VW Group diesel cars off the road, one out of every six TDI owners is still in limbo. That's because the plan covers only the 482,000 cars equipped with Volkswagen's 2.0-liter 4-cylinder...
Aaron Cole