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Following up on the previously reported Volkswagen emissions scandal: [soylentnews.org]

In the US, VW is already facing multiple lawsuits, as well as $18 billion in potential government fines [dw.com]. That's in addition to all their legal troubles in the rest of the world.

The Guardian has an interview with John German [theguardian.com], the engineer who discovered that VW diesel cars turn off their pollution-reducing mechanisms when they're not being tested for pollution emissions.

Switzerland has instituted a sales ban [irishtimes.com] on all affected diesels made by Volkswagen and subsidiaries. The ban does not affect cars which are already on the road, and newer cars in the 'Euro 6' emissions category.

The British government is facing allegations [theguardian.com] that they ignored evidence of the emissions test rigging which they received a year ago, and also that they tried to block EU regulations that would strengthen the testing regimens by requiring surprise checks in real-world conditions.

The US Environmental Protection Agency [go.com] has announced that they will revamp their test procedures to prevent this kind of cheating in the future. The new additional tests will be "using driving cycles and conditions that may reasonably be expected to be encountered in normal operation and use".

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