Vehicle Emissions Scandal: Is It Happening In The EU too?

Hard on the heels of news that Volkswagen have been rigging U.S. emissions tests on it's diesels, there is now growing evidence that various manufacturers are doing similar things with E.U. tests. See here for the details.

The VW Emissions Scandal: No Surprise

Yesterday the news broke that Volkwagen have been rigging it's U.S. emissions tests. Basically VW diesel vehicles have been setup to detect when they're being tested and then ensure the tests see considerably less emissions than there actually are. In effect, the car appears cleaner than it actually is (See here for more).

This will cost VW billions in fines and lawsuits in America alone, not to mention ruin it's reputation. And this is only the beginning: Europe, South Korea and Australia are just the first to start investigations of their own.

What were VW thinking? Surely they knew this could happen?

But are they the only car company doing this? I suspect not. As I reported at the end of this post way back in early 2013, many car manufacturers were/are suspected of rigging EU tests anyway by tailoring their test vehicles to give the very best result.

So, no, the VW scandal doesn't surprise me. The big surprise is that it took this long for a manufacturer to be exposed.