(Reuters) - The U.S. regulator that exposed Volkswagen's rigging of emissions tests is investigating more than two dozen diesel car models made by BMW , Chrysler, General Motors , Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz to find out whether they engaged in similar cheating, the Financial Times reported...snip
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-us-regulator-extends-diesel-emissions-probe-to-other-car-models-ft-2015-10 ............................................... > I'm still waiting for the Mercedes shoe to drop. I'm suspicious of the > discrepancy between the EPA MPG numbers (low) and actual observed numbers > (high). Might MB have also planted EPA pollution test defeat code, which > decreased mileage during the test while decreasing pollution? > > My understanding is that a contributing factor in the case of VW is the > relatively loose European model for vehicle pollution standards testing, > which invites some serious "gaming" of the testing to improve performance. > If VW decided to play fast and loose "over there" and then fell down that > slippery slope for the U.S.A. EPA testing, could the same have happened to > Mercedes? BMW? > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6172 / Virus Database: 4450/10858 - Release Date: 10/20/15 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
