Volkswagen successfully lobbied to remove two key parts of Europe’s forthcoming auto emissions tests, an internal email shows, including a provision to measure the significant pollution released when an engine is started but hasn’t yet warmed up. New York Times analysis of documents released as a result of CEO access-to-documents requests:
A Portable Emissions Measurement System, which looks at emissions in real driving conditions, testing a car.
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