Opel is the next target of the diesel defeat device hit squad
Safety inspector T?V Nord is claiming it found evidence of defeat-device software in Opel's diesel vehicles, Forbes reports. The group alleges that Opel's oil-burners will shut down exhaust treatment systems in certain conditions, including high engine speeds, high road speeds and high altitudes.
Opel thinks T?V is the only thing that's high. In a statement, the automaker reiterated its stance that it does not include defeat devices, and that the testing methods used to come to this conclusion were not shared with the automaker and thus cannot be evaluated further.
"Based on our own and independent measurements and on the experience with experiments published by DUH before, we do not believe that these results are objective or scientifically founded," the statement says. "Tailpipe emissions control systems are complicated and integrated. This complex system cannot be cut into single parameters. The interaction is to be understood holistically in combination of conditions and elements of the control system."
Whether or not deceit is in play here, it once again stresses the need to take diesel emissions testing out of the lab and onto the road. Only by driving these vehicles on roads, like typical drivers, can we get a better idea of what these cars are sending into the atmosphere. Thankfully, both US and European regulators have recognized this, and real-world testing is slated to begin soon.
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