Comment on Cummins Diesel Cheats Emissions Tests - Fined $1.6B by US

• Artyom@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  VW probably had way more cars involved though, so the cost per car was lower.

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  • Desmond373@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I wouldnt underestimate how many cummins engines there are, lots of trucks, tractors and other large machines use them, some of which run constantly. If anything i would say they got off lighter than VW

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  • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    VW also has a revenue that’s almost 10x as much as Cummins. It’s a “cost of doing business” write off for both of them, but a more expensive one for Cummins comparatively

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  • OhmsLawn@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And VW cratered due to consumer backlash. For Cummins, this is a marketing opportunity.*

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• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That was just one of the many cases. In total, dieselgate cost VW $38 billion.

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