According to the New York Times (NYT) yesterday, Scottish officials were well aware that VW diesels did not adhere to pollution limits “for years” before the recent emissions cheating scandal, and in fact, diesels of other brands across the industry had similar, if not worse, problems. Testing began in 2007, which found that diesels were emitting far more nitrogen oxides on the road than in laboratory testing. Furthermore, the NYT report states that “a VW Golf that met regulatory standards when tested in the lab exceeded those limits by nearly three times when tested on the road. But that was markedly better than a car made by Renault, the Clio, whose emissions exceeded regulatory limits by as much as seven times…”
According to the New York Times (NYT) yesterday, European officials were well aware that VW diesels did not adhere to pollution limits “for years” before the recent emissions cheating scandal, and in fact, diesels of other brands across the industry had similar, if not worse, problems. Testing began in 2007, which found that diesels were emitting far more nitrogen oxides on the road than in laboratory testing. Furthermore, the NYT report states that “a VW Golf that met regulatory standards when tested in the lab exceeded those limits by nearly three times when tested on the road. But that was markedly better than a car made by Renault, the Clio, whose emissions exceeded regulatory limits by as much as seven times…”