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Bosch Warned VW About Illegal Diesel Emissions In 2007
The emissions cheating scandal swirling around Volkswagen today has wiped out half of the company’s stock value in 5 days. JPMorgan analyst Jose Asumendi has warned investors that VW’s liabilities from the scandal could be as high as $45 billion, according to CNN. That’s the total of fines, the cost of fixing or buying cars back, and civil damages the company may be responsible for.
Now Bosch, which supplies the common rail fuel delivery system for the 2.0 liter Volkswagen engines at the center of the scandal, says it warned the company about illegal diesel emissions back in 2007. According to ArsTechnica, a company whistleblower also warned the company in 2011, but was ignored.
The problem with diesel engines is they create more nitrous oxide emissions than gasoline engines. Other manufactures deal with this issue by injecting liquid urea into the exhaust gasses. BMW and Mercedes use this system to manufacture diesel engines that conform to all applicable emissions standards. Oddly enough, Bosch supplies the urea injection system, which is why it knew Volkswagen was not doing something other carmakers were. The urea treatment equipment would have cost VW an additional $335 per car. That’s a total of $165 million for all 500,000 cars affected,
Kaynak: gas2.org
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