NPR: The EPA has found a new batch of vehicles that have the “defeat device.”
NPR: The EPA has found a new batch of vehicles that have the “defeat device.”
“Continued testing by the EPA has discovered illegal software on 7 more VW owned models. They include 3 SUVs, the 2014 VW Taureg, the 2015 Porsche Cayenne and the 2016 Audi Q5.”
The EPA said in a statement that Volkswagen failed to disclose the software, and that the software itself is illegal as it makes cars run more cleanly during testing than they do in real-world conditions. EPA Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles says this is possible because the engines have two modes: one for tests and another for normal driving.
