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No Cheating Needed. Europe's Lax Laws Make Diesel Tests a Snap

  • Automakers sometimes strip 300 pounds from cars before testing
  • "This cynical chicanery must end," says an EU lawmaker
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Is Regulation to Blame for the VW Emissions Scandal?

In Europe, automakers don’t need illegal software to sell cars dirtier than their lab tests show. There are plenty of legal ways to massage results.

After Volkswagen AG was caught cheating on U.S. diesel emissions tests by tweaking its software, European regulators and politicians have been rethinking their own less-stringent testing programs.