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Cummins Diesel Cheats Emissions Tests - Fined $1.6B by US(www.thecooldown.com)

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Cummins Diesel Cheats Emissions Tests - Fined $1.6B by US

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partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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Then you’ll love to hear how VW paid a $2.8 billion fine (in 2017) when they were caught doing the same thing!

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Artyom@lemm.ee
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VW probably had way more cars involved though, so the cost per car was lower.

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Desmond373@slrpnk.net
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I wouldnt underestimate how many cummins engines there are, lots of trucks, tractors and other large machines use them, some of which run constantly. If anything i would say they got off lighter than VW

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kautau@lemmy.world
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VW also has a revenue that’s almost 10x as much as Cummins. It’s a “cost of doing business” write off for both of them, but a more expensive one for Cummins comparatively

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OhmsLawn@lemmy.world
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And VW cratered due to consumer backlash. For Cummins, this is a marketing opportunity.

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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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That was just one of the many cases. In total, dieselgate cost VW $38 billion. On top of that, a lot of their executives ended up in prison.

Unfortunately, every other automaker (well, except Tesla for fairly obvious reasons) did the same thing, some worse than VW, and barely got any punishment.

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