Environment News Service: Nearly 600,000 vehicles powered by diesel engines that had illegal emissions defeating devices installed have landed Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche in U.S. Federal Court in Detroit.
The complaint, filed Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleges that the three automakers equipped certain 2.0 liter vehicles with software that detects when the car is being tested for compliance with EPA emissions standards and turns on full emissions controls...