Diesel
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Audi developed a "defeat device" in 1999, a new report claims.
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VW diesel buyback: what other automakers paid for used vehicles
A main aspect of the agreement between VW and the EPA to settle its diesel-emission cheating scandal is an offer by Volkswagen to buy back all 482,000 2.0-liter TDI diesel vehicles sold from 2009 through 2015. The details of that agreement won't be made public until June 21, and won't be finalized...
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VW CEO's 'plea for mercy' to Obama over diesel cheating scandal
Sometimes the language and imagery of a news story is so startling that you're drawn to read it despite yourself. (The writer gets double points if it you're lured in without the phrase, "...and you'll never guess what happens next!") A headline and phrase last week in The New York Times happened...
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Volkswagen misses own deadline for diesel-cheating report, now expected by end of year
Ten days ago, a major milestone in the Volkswagen diesel cheating scandal was reached. On Thursday, April 21, VW and the EPA agreed on the broad-stroke outlines of a plan to buy back or modify for 482,000 2.0-liter TDI diesel cars sold from 2009 through 2015. Almost lost in the coverage of that...
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2016 Ram 1500 HFE EcoDiesel fuel-economy review: 24-mpg full-size pickup truck
It may not look like it, but the Ram full-size pickup you see here may be one of the more interesting new trucks on the road today. You might view it as this decade's version of the Camaros, Mustangs, and Mopars that emerged in earlier days from back-corner "skunkworks" engineering groups at each...
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VW diesel agreement: what we know (and don't know) in 5 questions
Yesterday's news that Volkswagen and the U.S. EPA had reached agreement on a deal to address VW's diesel-emission cheating scandal brought as much confusion as clarity. The carmaker and the regulator said they had agreed on the general outline of a deal to offer owners a choice of either...
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Volkswagen and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today that they had reached an agreement on a plan to address hundreds of thousands of diesel vehicles sold over six years deliberately designed to violate U.S. emission laws. The agreement, released at 8 am California time this morning, complied with a deadline of today imposed by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer for the parties to reach consensus on a plan. The plan applies only to almost half a million 2.0-liter TDI diesel vehicles sold by VW and Audi from model years 2009 through 2015. DON'T MISS: VW diesel agreement: what we...
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Volkswagen may buy back 500,000 illegally polluting cars, report says
Volkswagen may buy back more than 500,000 illegally polluting cars in the U.S., Reuters reported Wednesday. The news agency’s report follows one from German newspaper Die Welt that the automaker may offer $5,000 to settle with owners of affected cars. A federal judge in San Francisco is...
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Diesel scandal hurts VW sales in Europe and U.S., not China
Volkswagen sales declined in the U.S. and Germany, but increased in China.
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VW diesel fallout: hot-selling Porsche Macans finally certified by EPA
The 2017 Porsche Macan was held up due to a lengthy emissions-certification process.
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Can VW, agencies meet April 21 diesel-fix deadline? EPA head not sure
Nine days remain until the deadline imposed by a judge for Volkswagen and two regulatory agencies to agree on the outline of a plan to modify vehicles affected by the diesel-emission scandal. That deadline was already postponed once, but whether VW, the EPA, and the powerful California Air...
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Best deals on hybrid, electric, fuel-efficient cars for April 2016
These are the best deals on green cars for April 2016.
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A former Fiat powertrain-research boss says new emissions test may hurt plug-in hybrids.
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VW dealers' reparations talks with company: no deal so far
Volkswagen dealers met with executives at the recent National Automobile Dealers Association convention.
Stephen Edelstein -
European VW diesel update halted, lower fuel economy at fault?
A Volkswagen diesel recall in Germany was halted, and reports say it's because the update may lower fuel economy.
Stephen Edelstein -
The other VW diesel victims: dealers take woes to Wolfsburg
U.S. VW dealers met with company bosses in Germany to talk about fallout from the diesel scandal.
Stephen Edelstein -
FTC sues Volkswagen for false 'clean diesel' advertising
The Federal Trade Commission alleges Volkswagen deceived consumers with its "clean diesel" advertising.
Stephen Edelstein -
VW diesel scandal now 6 months old; what have we learned?
The actual six-month anniversary of the Volkswagen diesel-cheating scandal came 10 days ago, and news has continued to bubble up since then. Most recently, all three parties who must agree on a regulatory settlement (the EPA, the powerful California Air Resources Board, and VW itself) were granted...
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University of Illinois researchers claim a modified sugarcane plant can produce large amounts of biodiesel.
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Deadline for regulators, VW to agree on diesel changes extended to April 21
"Six months is enough," said Judge Charles Breyer in February, when he imposed a March 24 deadline for regulators and Volkswagen to agree how to modify 580,000 diesel vehicles. Except that it wasn't. Yesterday, Judge Breyer extended the deadline four weeks, to April 21, at the request of all...
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Should VW pay to retire the dirtiest diesel trucks for its cheating?
The Union of Concerned Scientists proposes using Volkswagen's money to fund cleaner trucks.
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VW diesel emissions scandal: what you need to know in 10 questions (updated)
Friday, March 18th, will mark six months since the news that Volkswagen deliberately circumvented U.S. EPA emissions laws on so-called "clean diesel" models sold from 2009 through 2015. That news hit the automotive world like a bombshell, and led to consequences for VW Group that are still...
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2017 Audi A4 won't offer 2.0-liter TDI diesel in U.S. after all
While the 2017 Audi A4 is an entirely new vehicle, its shape isn't strikingly different from the car it replaces. The innovations come largely in a broad suite of comfort and electronic assistance features that will take the car into the 2020s. Now, however, Audi has decided that the A4 won't be...
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Fired employee alleges VW destroyed diesel files after EPA disclosure
A former Volkswagen employee says he was wrongfully fired for refusing to destroy documents related to the diesel scandal.
Stephen Edelstein