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Fiat Chrysler Diesel Emissions Above Legal Limit -Dieselgate Researchers

Researchers who uncovered Volkswagen’s now-infamous diesel emissions ‘defeat device’ have set their sights on other carmakers – and, reportedly, Fiat Chrysler’s results don’t look good. Industry paper Automotive News repor


Researchers who uncovered Volkswagen’s now-infamous diesel emissions ‘defeat device’ have set their sights on other carmakers - and, reportedly, Fiat Chrysler’s results don’t look good.

Industry paper Automotive News reports the same testing used on Volkswagen diesel models has revealed emissions up to 20 times above legal limits in some FCA diesel-powered vehicles.

The research group is from West Virginia University, and the latest testing was sparked when US authorities expressed a belief that emissions ‘defeat devices’ or similar may be in use by other carmakers.

"We saw emissions results in simulated on-road cycles on chassis dynamometers that were much lower than the actual on-road results were, suggesting that the vehicle was controlled in different fashions," West Virginia University’s Centre For Alternative Fuels’ Daniel Carder said.

Using five Jeep Grand Cherokees and five RAM 1500 pickups - each from the 2014-15 model-years - the university measured nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels in a laboratory environment and then again using portable equipment during ‘real world’ driving.

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