bird67
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CARB chief Mary Nichols gave a sunny and optimistic interview with Fortune Magazine about VW's strides towards a 2.0 fix. If achieved, an acceptable 2.0 fix would mean fewer 2.0 buybacks and money saved for VW.
“They brought in a whole new team of people to work on various aspects of this,” Nichols said in an interview. “There’s just a greater sense that we’re dealing with people who have access to the decision makers in Germany, and who understand their credibility is on the line.”
"Nichols’ positive words about VW are significant because the state of California is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the automaker’s proposed fixes."
But Nichols' views about the 3.0 were decidedly less sunny:
"Nichols added that there been no progress on developing a repair for about 85,000 Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche cars sold with 3.0-liter diesel engines that also have pollution control systems programmed to defeat emissions tests."
The VW roller coaster continues...
http://fortune.com/2016/07/29/volkswagen-california-diesel-cars/
“They brought in a whole new team of people to work on various aspects of this,” Nichols said in an interview. “There’s just a greater sense that we’re dealing with people who have access to the decision makers in Germany, and who understand their credibility is on the line.”
"Nichols’ positive words about VW are significant because the state of California is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the automaker’s proposed fixes."
But Nichols' views about the 3.0 were decidedly less sunny:
"Nichols added that there been no progress on developing a repair for about 85,000 Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche cars sold with 3.0-liter diesel engines that also have pollution control systems programmed to defeat emissions tests."
The VW roller coaster continues...
http://fortune.com/2016/07/29/volkswagen-california-diesel-cars/