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

submitted 10 months ago by HallowellNash to c/aboringdystopia

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

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[–] partial_accumen 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Then you'll love to hear how VW paid a $2.8 billion fine (in 2017) when they were caught doing the same thing!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

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

[–] kautau 6 points 10 months ago

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

[–] OhmsLawn 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] TheGrandNagus 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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.