The EPA Has Accused FCA Of Using Emissions Cheating Software
Nearly 16 months on from when the whole thing kicked off, the Dieselgate saga rumbles on. Only last week two senior VW employees were arrested, and now, the spotlight is being shone on another company: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Like many manufacturers, FCA has already been on the receiving end of some finger pointing in the wake of Dieselgate, with German regulators asking some awkward questions last year. This particular development seems much more significant however, with the United States Environmental Protection Agency publicly accusing the firm of using software that “increases air pollution” in 104,000 of its vehicles.
The EPA alleges that 2014, 2015 and 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500s fitted with the 3.0-litre diesel engine have the “undisclosed” software installed. The organisation is currently investigating whether or not the software can be considered a ‘defeat device’.
In response, FCA released a statement, saying:
“FCA US is disappointed that the EPA has chosen to issue a notice of violation with respect to the emissions control technology employed in the company’s 2014-16 model year light duty 3.0-liter diesel engines.
“FCA US intends to work with the incoming administration to present its case and resolve this matter fairly and equitably and to assure the EPA and FCA US customers that the company’s diesel-powered vehicles meet all applicable regulatory requirements.”
The company added:
“FCA US looks forward to the opportunity to meet with the EPA’s enforcement division and representatives of the new administration to demonstrate that FCA US’s emissions control strategies are properly justified and thus are not ‘defeat devices under applicable regulations and to resolve this matter expeditiously.”
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I’ll file that one under “No $hit”, which exactly where I’ll file all the other automakers that will come up over the next year.
There must be a lot of people resigned to the fact their jobs are ticking time bombs…
Honestly, they need to stop with the $20 billion dollar settlements if they want smaller companies like FCA to survive.
Exactly, not just because i like VW’s nearly all of the car manufactures do this exact same thing
The real question is if Fiat and Volkswagen knew from eachother that they cheated. Because that opens up for new court cases for anti-competition laws. A clever lawyer from a company that has not done the cheating can decimate these companies!!
Never thought of that. That lawyer will become one rich man. From either the court cases… … Or bribes
Prius owners to Chyrsler right now..
It’s not cheating if you dong get caught
Was that a typo or an innuendo?
DONG!
Here we go again……
noooooo, not my favorite car company, theyve just announced the demon!!!!!!
I could bet more then 90% of the
Fca diesel buyers dont care about the emissions their cars put out
VW people dont either
Not only Volkswagen cheated!? o.O
Who thought? I certainly didn’t….
Now we have no one to sh*t on anymore.
Really… We thought only VW Audi group did it……
Come on when you have bunch of people lying that cars kill the planet and are the symbol of Antichrist it is inevitable to have people giving them what they want and saying what they want in order to make cars at all………………………Good job VW….good Job FCA keep up the good work i am on your side. Eco activist just make money on the back of ordinary people and their good sleep (you drive an electric car so you can sleep well , because you are saving the planet)
Fiat swithes off the exhaust cleaning management after 22 minutes, because the emission test cycle is just about 20 minutes long.. it is not illegal, because Fiat just says that it is not illegal. Case closed.
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