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California Rejects VW’s Proposed Diesel Fix
The California Air Resources Board has rejected Volkswagen AG’s hope of using a software update to bring thousands of its diesel-powered vehicles into compliance with the state’s emission standards.
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The California Air Resources Board has rejected Volkswagen AG’s plan to use a software update to bring thousands of its diesel-powered vehicles into compliance with the state’s emission standards.
CARB’s objection addresses VW’s plan to retune 2.0-liter 4-cylinder diesels. The carmaker faces a separate deadline on Feb. 2 to submit a plan to fix larger 3.0-liter V-6 diesels that also were fitted a system to evade emission standards.
California describes the rejected VW plan as “incomplete and substantially deficient.” The agency also complains that the timetable for implementing a fix was too long. Reuters says CARB provided the carmaker with a detailed description of the proposal’s deficiencies and issued a new notice of violation against VW.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it supports CARB’s decision, adding that VW hasn’t yet submitted an “approvable" recall plan. EPA’s comment casts a shadow over tomorrow’s planned meeting between VW CEO Matthias Mueller and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
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