Volkswagen emissions

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Time for new rigour on vehicle emissions

With the VW scandal dominating the headlines, as we go to press transport engineers are wondering why one of the planet’s giants of engineering could have allowed software to cheat emissions tests. They might also wonder how much more than the £4.7 billion VW has set aside this is likely to cost the company when lawyers around the world get stuck in. Current estimates top £11.5 billion in US Environmental Protection Agency fines alone.

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