dieselgate
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Aussie Law Firm Launches Legal Action Against Mercedes-Benz Over Alleged Emissions ‘Cheat Devices’
An Australian law firm has filed legal proceedings in the Victorian Supreme Court against Mercedes-Benz over alleged ‘cheat devices’.
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Volkswagen To Pay At Least $87 Million To Australian Car Owners
A multi-million dollar class action case has been settled by Volkswagen resulting in a pay out of a minimum $87 million to around 100,000 Australian motorists. The settlement comes after it was revealed Volkswagen had used a ‘cheat system’ to hide its true emissions in 2015 in a scandal known as ‘Dieselgate’.
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In Australia, Volkswagen Will Have To Explain Its Dieselgate Software Under Oath
100,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda cars in Australia are affected by the company’s ‘cheat software’, the dual-mode switch that detected emissions testing conditions and changed vehicles’ performance to create lower emissions. Two open class action lawsuits are underway, and a Federal Court judge has ordered the manufacturer to explain on the stand exactly why the…
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EPA Decides To Start Properly Testing Cars Post-Dieselgate
Part of the reason Volkswagen was able to cheat the federal government’s emissions testing for so long was the test itself: standardised, free of variables, and easy to engineer around. In the wake of Dieselgate, the EPA is announcing an overhauled, actually-useful testing procedure.