VW installed 'defeat devices' to subvert emissions tests, high court finds
by Fiona Harvey from Environment | The Guardian on (#51RVK)
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The car manufacturer Volkswagen subverted key air pollution tests, a British court has found, by using special software to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides under test conditions.
The high court finding is a boost to attempts by campaigners to force the company to address the impact of its cars in producing lung-damaging pollutants at far higher levels than were legally permissible.
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