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It turns out that Volkswagen may not have the squeaky-clean reputation that most men and women expected from the huge German-based automobile company. Three U.S. states – New York, Massachusetts and Maryland – are all suing Volkswagen for violating state environmental regulations.
It has been reported that Volkswagen was untruthful on diesel emissions tests by using secret software to bypass the emissions regulations in vehicles that they claimed ran on “clean diesel.” Several employees knew that this wasn’t the case, but still marketed the cars with claims that they met the state pollution standards. If they hadn’t been dishonest on their emissions tests, then Volkswagen’s vehicle performance wouldn’t be up to environmental safety standards.
Volkswagen has responded to the scandal in a statement given to The Verge, stating that the company has “continued to work cooperatively with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board on a comprehensive national resolution of all remaining environmental issues arising from the diesel matter.”
To date, Volkswagen has agreed to buy back or modify 2.0L TDI vehicles, establish a $2.7 billion environmental remediation trust for the benefit of all 50 states, and invest $2 billion in infrastructure to increase the use of zero-emission vehicles across the United States.
Volkswagen may be making amends for the environmental impact as a result of their diesel emissions tests but according to Car and Driver, “It’s still unclear how Volkswagen will modify these cars for compliant emissions.”
