Emissions cheating scandal expands to France's Renault The "Dieselgate" pollution scan that started with Volkswagen has expanded in Europe as French authorities are now investigating automaker Renault SA. Three judges will probe possible "cheating on pollution control checks ... with the consequence of making the [vehicles] dangerous to the health of people and animals," Le Figaro reports. That follows a preliminary investigation which concluded that some Renault models were emitting up to ten times the legal amounts of nitrogen oxide (NO2). Renault said it has "noted" the probe, but repeated statements that it has complied with emission rules and that's its vehicles are not equipped with defeat software. In August 2016, the company asserted that the problem could have been caused by a "calibration error" on an anti-pollution part, and not by a defeat device. So although not conclusive yet it does show EU governments are serious about cracking down on cheating, and want to clean up their air. See http://ift.tt/2jETzkj
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