by Hypermiler UK | Mar 31, 2017 | dieselgate
Over in the US, Volkswagen have been given the green light to “flog” their fleet of “fixed” diesel vehicles by the EPA. In what seems as a massive turn around by US regulators, VW have been given permission to sell off 2015 diesel models to the...
by Hypermiler UK | Nov 10, 2015 | emissionsgate
In the never ending saga that is the VW #dieselgate scandal, US owners will be offered $1,000 gift cards in an attempt to “make things right”. The good will package being offered to owners of the 2.0L diesel cars effected by the emissions defeat...
by Hypermiler UK | Sep 21, 2015 | emissions
The US Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation of Volkswagen after they were caught cheating emissions regulators. It seems that VW’s so called “Clean Diesel” engines enabled pollution controls only during testing, leaving them to...
by Hypermiler UK | Jan 29, 2015 | health study
A report published by the Health Effects Institute has revealed that new clean diesel technology does not increase the chance of lung cancer. The report, funded jointly by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was based on a study by the institute on...
by Hypermiler UK | Aug 13, 2012 | Fuel saving technology
In the rest of the civilized world, start / stop technology has become common place in new cars. Figures show that a whopping 40% of all new cars in Europe and Japan have the technology, however over the pond they have been a little more slow on the uptake of the...
