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Old 10-01-2015, 09:19 PM
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EPA standards are silly on small diesel engines, which are among the most fuel efficient on the planet.

The effort to make diesel cleaner misses two points. Most diesel is used on commercial trucks, trains, ships and barges. VW's are literally trivial. This is a shake down for fines. The regulations are made up rules to try to force manufacturers into unhelpful and counterproductive engineering efforts.

Yes I know VW did this on purpose, but based on the former GM CEO comments they couldn't match VW's released products in diesel, so VW got a major market advantage for realizing the standards were literally impossible to meet while still maintaining the platform advantages.

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