Volkswagen proposed corrective measures for diesel engines adopted by European officials

German regulators have approved the proposal of Volkswagen to correct the operation of diesel engines produced by this concern. After applying these measures, the engines will meet environmental standards in everyday use. The company plans to start recalling cars in Europe for corrections in January 2016.

The operation of engines with a volume of 1.2 and 2.0 liters can be brought into line with environmental standards by a simple correction of the on-board computer software that controls, in particular, the functioning of the fuel supply and exhaust systems.

For engines with a volume of 1.6 liters, a simple device that regulates the air flow will need to be installed in front of the mass air flow sensor. The device will allow sensors to collect more accurate information about the operation of engine systems and more effectively regulate the operation of the car.

According to Volkswagen, updating the software in the service center for each car will take no more than half an hour, and updating the car with the installation of an additional device - no more than an hour.

According to the company in a press release , “these measures will be applied to European markets. After their application, the cars will properly comply with environmental standards, and our goal was to achieve this without impairing the performance of the engine, fuel consumption and speed. "

Volkswagen will also extend the warranty period for cases related to the installation of new software on all vehicles until the end of 2017.



The company explained that owners of vehicles designed for the American market will have to wait a little longer, since the US NOx emission standards for diesel engines are much stricter than in Europe. In this regard, the development of updates for cars will take more time for purely technical reasons.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, a car manufacturer, has signed a collective open letter to California regulators. In it, a group of businessmen calls not to force Volkswagen to spend money on updating existing cars, but to oblige it to invest in the development of electric vehicles. The authors of the letter believe that it will be much more beneficial for the environment.

Volkswagen's problems began in September this yearwhen information was widely spread about VW engines cheating on environmental friendliness tests. It turned out that the engines showed good performance only in laboratory tests, and on the road switched to a different mode of operation, which was very economical in fuel consumption, but ineffective in preventing emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere.