In the midst of the scandal over the handling of issues by Volkswagen in the United States, US researchers put another software under scrutiny: they evaluate a program that also works in diesel engines that already had the software to alter the emission values.
The information was released Friday by US media. The director of the US division of the German automaker, Michael Horn, had referred on Thursday to new research.
When submitted to the US Congress, Horn reported that Volkswagen had withdrawn the request for authorization Car diesel model 2016 because the offices of US Environmental needed to test an assistive device installed in vehicles (“Auxiliary Emissions Control Device”).
At the moment it is unknown whether it is a permissible tool to control emissions or if new software that manipulates values.
“We work with the authorities to advance the certification process,” said Horn, while spokesmen for the Environmental Protection Agency US (EPA) cited by US media noted that VW, for the moment, gave very provisional information on the recently individualized device.
VW meanwhile he merely pointed to the media that the automaker still He had not submitted 2016 models to dealerships. Neither is information on what the magnitude of the cost should assume VW or what number of vehicles affected by the current suspension of certification would be.
In addition, the offices of the California Environmental CARB imposed on him an ultimatum to Germany. VW has until November 20 to present a plan detailing how the diesel cars already marked as handled will be repaired
The director of CARB, Mary Nichols also said that they undergo evaluation diesel cars from other manufacturers
The Californian authorities are evaluating, if necessary, withdraw VW circulation
Source:.. DERF / LD
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