Renault and EPA are under scrutiny from French and French authorities, respectively, as part of a widening investigation into diesel emissions cheating. But European regulators have introduced a more stringent testing regime designed to reflect everyday driving conditions in the wake of the VW scandal that will take effect this year. The clampdown follows allegations by the US Environmental Protection Agency ( the US Environmental Protection Agency ) that The UK Department for Transport , like Volkswagen , had used illegal software to hide excess diesel emissions. Volkswagen has said that it is urgently seeking information on these allegations from the EPA .
Renault and EPA are under scrutiny from French and French authorities, respectively, as part of a widening investigation into diesel emissions cheating. The clampdown follows allegations by the US Environmental Protection Agency ( the US Environmental Protection Agency ) that The UK Department for Transport , like Volkswagen , had used illegal software to hide excess diesel emissions. Volkswagen has said that it is urgently seeking information on these allegations from the EPA .