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650 VW diesel vehicles here have device that fools lab tests: NEA

Approval for such models has been suspended pending rectification work

Published Mon, Oct 12, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

ABOUT 650 Volkswagen diesel vehicles in Singapore - both passenger and commercial models - are fitted with the Type EA 189 EU5 turbodiesel engine, the control software of which is rigged to pass emissions tests.

The German auto giant's EA 189 unit contains a so-called "defeat device", which enables the engine to suppress excessive pollution during laboratory testing, but belches …

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