Crackdown on Emissions 'Defeat Devices' Has Amateur Racers Up in Arms
Crackdown on Emissions âDefeat Devicesâ Has Amateur Racers Up in Arms A recent court decision against a maker of aftermarket parts, coupled with the new possibility of criminal charges, has jolted an industry. Smog in Los Angeles. A study issued in November found that pollution controls had been removed from 550,000 diesel trucks over a 10-year period.Credit...Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock By Roy Furchgott May 13, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET You might think Volkswagenâs $14.7 billion dirty diesel settlement in 2016 served as a warning not to tamper with vehicle emission systems....
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