VW Diesel fix is in at the wire

There’s something to be said about coming in at the wire. That’s exactly what happened with the Volkswagen Group of America today. The company submitted its proposal Tuesday to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) hours from the final deadline. VW aims to bring Porsches, Audis and Volkswagen vehicles with six-cylinder, 3.0-liter diesel engines up to California’s stringent air quality standards.

epa04943326 A probe of a device used for Diesel engine emission tests has been attached to an exhaust pipe of a VW Golf 2.0 TDI car in a repair shop in Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, 21 September 2015. The head of Volkswagen's US division apologized late 21 September 2015 for the German automaker's use of software designed to help its cars cheat US emissions standards. VW had been 'dishonest' with environmental regulators, Michael Horn, chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America, told an audience in New York at a launch event for the company's new Passat model. 'In my German words, we totally screwed up,' he said. EPA/Patrick Pleul

According to reports, CARB confirmed that it received VW’s plan, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, received a copy as well. Regardless of the plans, California is one of a number of states that have lawyered up and is licking their chops for a shot at the car giant in courts across the land.

The news follows a proposal that was previously rejected by the state. The Board is sure to give this new proposal a thorough review in order to be sure all its concerns are addressed to its satisfaction. Meanwhile, VW and its divisions will stand by to hear whether this plan is approved or not.

By now, you should be familiar with what has been labeled as ‘Dieselgate’ and the fact that the scandal affected more than 80,000 vehicles here. The EPA and the various state-based environmental agencies hold emissions standards as pretty serious business and VW did itself no favors in willfully tricking their way out of emissions tests.

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