Ok this episode we are going to be focusing on the Volkswagen Emissions scandal. Apparently called Dieselgate or Emissions Gate.Volkswagen had big dreams to become the largest car manufacturer in the world. And it didn't mind cutting some really big corners to do it.

We are going to talk about The epa and the huge loopholes that used to be built into the system. Then we will talk about the development of the E189 engine and the Defeat software used to deceive regulators.

Eventually the fraud falls apart after a ragtag team of West Virginia University scientists tests the cars out on the open road. Volkswagen attempts to stall but the company is met with nearly 33 billion dollars worth of consequences. So Let's get into it!

Sources:

“Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal” by Jack Ewing(2017)

“1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title II” EPA Website https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/1990-clean-air-act-amendment-summary-title-ii#:~:text=The%20Clean%20Air%20Act%20of,beginning%20in%20model%20year%201994.

“Meet the tinker whose invention Upended VW Emissions Scheme” by Ariel Wittenburg(Politico 2015) https://www.eenews.net/articles/meet-the-tinkerer-whose-invention-upended-vw-emissions-scheme/

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