California may allow partially repaired VW diesels to remain on road
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Mar 8, 2016 8:57pm EST
California may allow partially repaired VW diesels to remain on road
SACRAMENTO | BY RORY CARROLL
California may allow partially-repaired Volkswagen diesel cars implicated in the company's emissions scandal to continue operating on its roads because a full fix may not be possible, the state's air regulator said at a legislative hearing on Tuesday.
California is home to more than 82,000 Volkswagen cars equipped with "defeat devices" that allow the cars to pass laboratory emissions tests despite exceeding federal standards by up to 40 times when they are driven on roads.
"Our goal has been to fix the vehicles and return them to their certified configuration as expeditiously as possible," said Todd Sax, chief of the California Air Resources Board enforcement division. "Unfortunately, this may not be possible."
He said he does not believe there is a fix available that would allow the cars to comply with either the emissions standards or the onboard diagnostic requirements.
"We will have to decide what the best approach is to dealing with these vehicles, and one of the options potentially would be to accept something less than a full fix," he said.
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