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Originally Posted by snapdragon
I don't see it as fraud. There is a strict testing regime and you are writing software - why would you not write it to do as well as possible in the parameters required of the test? What about hybrids that use battery for the duration of the test and then in the real world woul start the engine to power the car and a generator? I don't see much difference it's just another form of deferral..
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I think the point is that what they did was specifically - and knowingly - intended to give EPA test results that couldn't be replicated for real.