Another Diesel Cheating Scandal — This Time It’s Hyundai & Kia
Raids on 8 facilities stem from what prosecutors say are defeat devices that reduce or eliminate emission reduction controls when diesel-powered vehicles are in operation on the road.Hyundai and Kia are at the center of the newest diesel cheating scandal. A spokesperson for Hyundai Motor Group in Seoul that also represents Kia
German authorities this week have raided Hyundai and Kia over allegations that they put over 210,000 diesel vehicles with suspected illegal defeat devices onto the road. Defeat devices are mechanisms or software that can change vehicle emissions levels, assumed to be implemented to mask the true pollution levels of vehicles. The engine software that Hyundai and Kia used has been reportedly tracked back to parts companies Bosch and Delphi.
Harmful and mortal effects of nitrogen oxide, a pollutant found in an internal combustion engine car’s exhaust, has led to increasingly rigorous restrictions on standard of emission for light-duty ICE vehicles such as small pickup trucks, automobiles, and sport utility vehicles.
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