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Jack@European_Parts · Nov 25, 2020

Jaguar Land Rover Files To Halt Sales of Volkswagen SUVs Over Terrain Response System Similarities

Bloomberg reports that Jaguar Land Rover is seeking to block the import and sale of VW Group SUVs from Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini and Volkswagen. In a claim with the U.S. International Trade Commission and two suits in federal court, JLR says that SUVs from several Volkswagen Group brands use a...

jalopnik.com

PetrolDave · Nov 26, 2020

European Parliament votes to facilitate consumer right to repair.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/2...-votes-to-facilitate-consumer-right-to-repair

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 26, 2020

Illegal Tampering by Diesel Pickup Owners Is Worsening Pollution, E.P.A. Says (Published 2020)

An E.P.A. investigation has found that the owners of more than half a million diesel pickup trucks have installed devices to defeat emissions controls and boost pollution.

www.nytimes.com

Illegal Tampering by Diesel Pickup Owners Is Worsening Pollution, E.P.A. Says (Published 2020) | Flipboard

The New York Times - WASHINGTON — The owners and operators of more than half a million diesel pickup trucks have been illegally disabling their vehicles’ emissions control technology over the past decade, allowing excess emissions equivalent to 9 million extra trucks on the road, a new federal...

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https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-05/documents/tampering-aftermarket-defeat-devices-2019-mcdi-mtg-33pp.pdf

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 26, 2020

EPA Finds Rolling Coal Is Making Pollution Worse in America

Researchers say that illegal aftermarket emissions mods on pickups have a far larger impact in the U.S. than the entire Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal.

www.thedrive.com

So much for 1 to 5 percentage statistics huh?

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 26, 2020

A couple months old, however, still as significant come next year?

A U.S. Appeals Court Overturns a Trump Administration Bid to Roll Back Fuel Economy Penalties

A U.S. appeals court on Monday overturned the Trump administration’s July 2019 rule seeking to suspend a regulation that more than doubled penalties for automakers failing to meet current fuel efficiency requirements. The hike in penalties was adopted in 2016 by the Obama administration to...

www.futurecar.com

FCA Paid $77 Million in Civil Penalties to Sell Cars People Actually Want to Buy

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles paid $77 million in U.S. civil penalties late last year due to its failure to adhere to 2016 model year fuel economy requirements. In December, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a report claiming the industry faced millions in fines from...

www.thetruthaboutcars.com

As always it's all about the dollars is it not and eben till death?

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 26, 2020

Make a meal, burn your house down!

Nearly 1 million Crock-Pot pressure cookers recalled for burn risks

Sunbeam Products is recalling nearly one million Crock-Pots after numerous reports of dangerous burns. The company is recalling its Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers, which were sold at…

nypost.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 26, 2020

DoorDash Will Pay $2.5 Million in Tip-Skimming Settlement

The online delivery platform was sued for using tips for delivery workers’ base pay.

www.grubstreet.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 26, 2020

How The Once Elusive Dream Of Laser Weapons Suddenly Became A Reality

One of Lockheed Martin's top directed energy minds explains how breakthroughs in communications and industrial tech made laser weapons possible.

www.thedrive.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 27, 2020

Report out of Texas huh?

The EPA Says Diesel Pickup Trucks Are Rolling Coal Like There’s No Tomorrow

We’re living in pretty weird times. Not only does Audi charge

www.autoevolution.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 27, 2020

EU fines drug makers for keeping cheap medicine off market

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has fined two pharmaceutical companies for colluding to keep a cheap alternative to a sleep disorder medicine off the market for their profit and at the expense of patients.

apnews.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 27, 2020

Hyundai, Kia fined $137 million for delaying U.S. engine failure recalls

www.cnbc.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 27, 2020

E.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance (Published 2020)

As President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency rushes to complete its regulatory rollbacks, agency staff, emboldened by the Biden victory, moves to stand in the way.

www.nytimes.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 27, 2020

The end of the internal combustion engine?

It revolutionised the world, from transport to means of production, but after 160 years, a new electrical future awaits.

www.aljazeera.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 29, 2020

Land Rover Settles Long-Lasting, Ugly Patent Dispute with VW Group

Jaguar Land Rover has settled its lawsuit that was attempting to stop all VW, Audi, and Porsche SUVs with an off-road mode from being sold in the U.S. Here's the back story.

www.caranddriver.com

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 29, 2020

Canada bans mass exports of prescription drugs - BBC News

The new policy comes in response to a US plan to import drugs from Canada.

www.bbc.co.uk

Jack@European_Parts · Nov 29, 2020

Illegal emissions tampering on diesel trucks is rampant—and apparently a big business

Illegal delete kits and tampering with emissions equipment is so common that is creates more noncompliant vehicles than the VW diesel scandal, a new EPA report suggests.

www.greencarreports.com