This week, a long list of CEOs, including Elon Musk, cousin and SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive, Michale Brune (Executive Director of Sierra Club), and Jigar Shah (President, Generate Capital co-founder and regular guest writer here at CleanTechnica) wrote to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to request an intervention in regards … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Despite Volkswagen sales in the US generally falling following the diesel car emissions testing scandal, e-Golf sales have been rising notably — with a year-on-year comparison of 2014 and 2015 sales showing an increase of nearly 300%, based on the the most recently released sales … [continued]
An interactive mapping tool shows the effects of the Volkswagen diesel scandal on populations across California. The interactive map suggests that a response — by VW — could make amends to those hardest hit. Those affected by the VW diesel mishap will likely appreciate this mapping tool. A recent press release from … [continued]
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins Seismic. That is the wholly appropriate term for what the VW Diesel story is to the EV proposition right now — or it might be… What actually happens now depends on the right people being in the right place at the right time. … [continued]
The bad news just keeps piling on for Volkswagen after the initial announcement of its crazy-high diesel emissions on its 2.0 liter diesel engines, followed up last week by another smackdown implicated its 3.0 liter diesel engine based cars in California. One of the big outstanding questions in terms of remediation was, “How much … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The ongoing Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal is rather enjoyable to observe, I admit, but even I was a bit surprised to hear the executive secretary of the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change come out and state that she was “delighted” by it. … [continued]
The EPA is putting VW on notice again for even more violations, this time specifically for vehicles using 3.0 liter diesel engines. After the initial confirmation of issues with VW Group diesel vehicles using its 2.0 liter diesel engines from 2008-14 back on September 18th, the California Air Resources Board … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Around 8.5 million diesel vehicles sold by Volkswagen over the past few years in Europe will be recalled, following the testing scandal of a few weeks ago, according to reports. Considering that the German company actually sold around 11 million diesel vehicles in Europe that … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The recent Volkswagen scandal involving diesel car emissions seems to have caused a surge in electric vehicle interest, according to a UK-based car rental firm. The surge has been so great, according to Flexed.co.uk, that lead-in times for rentals have increased notably — largely owing … [continued]
While Volkswagen may well be the only auto manufacturer with higher-ups arrogant enough to think that they can commit such blatant fraud forever without experiencing any repercussions, the German company is certainly not the only auto manufacturer that produces vehicles that show a large discrepancy between real-world performance and testing-cycle … [continued]
