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Volkswagen Dieselgate Researchers Say Jeep And Ram Diesels Too Are Dirty
After exposing the Volkswagen dieselgate, the same researchers are now investigating Jeep and Ram diesel engines for excess emissions.
Reports have come up about a study being undertaken by the West Virginia University's Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions. The report of the study which will be brought out in a few weeks' time alleges that the diesel-powered vehicles produced by Jeep and Ram in 2014 and 2015 emits excess pollution.
The report has not mentioned if the cars were equipped with a cheat device. We emphasized on cheat device because this is the same lab which investigated Volkswagen and its emissions cheating.
It is not clear if the report mentions any of the huge Cummins diesel engines used in the larger heavy-duty pickup trucks produced by Ram. But since the report mentions both Jeep and Ram, it is safe to assume that it is the EcoDiesel V6 engine being investigated, as the engine is used in vehicles from both the brands.
This
news
comes
just
a
short
while
after
a
Federal
investigation
into
Fiat
Chrysler
Automotive's
(FCA)
diesel
vehicles.
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
and
the
state
of
California
too
had
in
January
accused
FCA
of
using
a
cheat
device
in
the
aforementioned
vehicles.
Fiat
Chrysler
Automotive
on
the
other
hand,
has
alleged
that
the
West
Virginia
University
might
have
been
commissioned
by
those
interested
in
suing
the
company.
Would
this
turn
into
another
diesel-gate?
Drivespark
Thinks!
It
is
becoming
even
more
difficult
for
companies
to
keep
up
with
emissions
regulations
with
environmental
agencies
turning
up
the
heat
on
manufacturers
in
terms
of
their
cars'
emissions.
In
such
a
scenario,
manufacturers
must
step
up
their
budget
on
R&D
and
develop
cleaner,
greener
engines
instead
of
using
shortcuts
like
Volkswagen
did.