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A West Virginia University study reported elevated on-road emissions from Volkswagen diesel vehicles compared with expected regulatory performance. A whistleblower account stated that diesel emissions data concerning Volkswagen was provided to the EPA in 2014 before the scandal became public.

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12 cited sources · both-sides readings on each item

  • Volkswagen emissions scandal ("dieselgate") | Business and Management | Research Starters | EBSCO Research

    ebsco.com · secondary

    • Pos A · This EBSCO research starter is read as summarizing a documented 2015 regulatory episode and major settlement, so skeptical readings treat the Volkswagen emissions claim set as overstated relative to the public record until further sources are mapped.“a historic $14.7 billion settlement”
    • Pos B · This EBSCO research starter is cited as outlining software-led test manipulation, broad vehicle impact, and large settlements, so affirming readings treat the Volkswagen emissions claim set as under-accounted for in mainstream summaries until further sources are mapped.“employed illegal software to manipulate emissions tests”
  • EPA FOIA release: Volkswagen emissions rigging : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

    archive.org · secondary

    • Pos A · Public materials are read as presenting an Internet Archive page for an EPA FOIA release titled around emissions rigging, treated as a catalog entry that skeptical readings weigh as incomplete without fuller document review before settling the claim set.“EPA FOIA release: Volkswagen emissions rigging”
    • Pos B · Public materials are read as presenting an Internet Archive page for an EPA FOIA release titled around emissions rigging, treated as a primary-source pointer that affirming readings weigh as still under-accounted for in brief mainstream summaries pending fuller document review.“EPA FOIA release: Volkswagen emissions rigging”
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org · secondary

    • Pos A · Public materials are read as already extensively cataloguing the emissions episode in mainstream records, so stronger extensions of the claim set are treated as potentially overstated until research supplies compared sources for this shell.“Volkswagen emissions scandal”
    • Pos B · Public materials are read as leaving parts of the emissions episode only partly reflected in brief mainstream summaries, so the claim set is treated as potentially under-accounted until research supplies compared sources for this shell.“Volkswagen emissions scandal”
  • Volkswagen Whistleblower: 'We Gave EPA The Diesel Emissions Data In 2014'

    ibtimes.com · secondary

    • Pos A · The report is read as documenting that ICCT-linked researchers gave EPA diesel emissions data in 2014, treated as indicating agencies had earlier access to the findings, so claims of total surprise are compared carefully with that sequence.“We Gave EPA The Diesel Emissions Data In 2014”
    • Pos B · The report is read as documenting that road tests showed emissions far above expected levels and were shared with EPA in 2014, treated as indicating the discrepancy was larger than many early mainstream summaries conveyed before wider coverage.“pumping 40 times more emissions into the air”
  • SEC Charges Volkswagen, Former CEO With Defrauding Bond Investors During "Clean Diesel" Emissions Fraud

    sec.gov · primary

    • Pos A · SEC charging materials are treated as items already folded into a broad public record; skeptical readings cite them as aligned with conventional summaries rather than as grounds to enlarge the claim set past prior coverage.“SEC Charges Volkswagen, Former CEO With Defrauding Bond Investors”
    • Pos B · SEC charging materials are treated as marking strands affirming readings cite as still thin in mainstream overviews; they are read as supporting a fuller place for the claim set than standard summaries usually assign.“SEC Charges Volkswagen, Former CEO With Defrauding Bond Investors”
  • EPA FOIA release 2: Volkswagen emissions rigging : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

    archive.org · secondary

    • Pos A · Public materials including the EPA FOIA archive listing are read as documentation that skeptical readings treat as still needing fuller comparison to the wider record before the emissions claim set is taken as settled.“EPA FOIA release 2: Volkswagen emissions rigging”
    • Pos B · Public materials including the EPA FOIA archive listing are cited as releases that affirming readings treat as showing aspects under-accounted for in mainstream summaries of the emissions claim set pending further sources.“EPA FOIA release 2: Volkswagen emissions rigging”
  • WVUToday Archive

    wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu · primary

    • Pos A · Skeptical readings treat the WVU archive item as a narrow on-road sample cited as raising EPA questions about two diesel models, and are read as not by itself fixing how far any wider “Volkswagen emissions” claim set should extend beyond those tested conditions and factors.“raised questions about emissions levels from light-duty”
    • Pos B · Affirming readings treat the same WVU archive item as independent PEMS work cited as showing NOx far above the Tier 2-Bin 5 standard on two Volkswagen diesels, and are read as under-reflected when mainstream summaries compress that gap into a thinner emissions narrative.“exceeded the standard by a factor of 15”
  • [PDF] Lawsuits triggered by the Volkswagen emissions case

    europarl.europa.eu · secondary

    • Pos A · The European Parliament briefing on lawsuits is cited as showing conventional readings that treat the Volkswagen emissions episode as already extensively litigated, so stronger claims in the shell are read as potentially overstated until research supplies comparative sources.“Lawsuits triggered by the Volkswagen emissions case”
    • Pos B · The European Parliament briefing on lawsuits is cited as showing affirming readings that treat the Volkswagen emissions episode as still generating accountability gaps, so stronger claims in the shell are read as potentially under-accounted until research supplies comparative sources.“Lawsuits triggered by the Volkswagen emissions case”
  • Researchers Find Computer Code that Volkswagen Used to Cheat Emissions Tests

    today.ucsd.edu · primary

    • Pos A · Public materials such as the UCSD account are read as describing test-detection code and elevated off-test nitrogen oxides, treated by skeptical readings as a bounded technical episode whose scale remains overstated until fuller comparison with the wider public record is supplied.“uncovered the mechanism that allowed Volkswagen to circumvent”
    • Pos B · Public materials such as the UCSD account are cited as describing test-detection code and elevated off-test nitrogen oxides, treated by affirming readings as showing outcomes under-accounted for in mainstream summaries until fuller comparison with the wider public record is supplied.“cars emitted up to 40 times the amount”
  • Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheating Settlement: Questions Concerning ZEV Program Implementation : U.S. House of Representatives : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

    archive.org · secondary

    • Pos A · Skeptical readings treat the archived House hearing materials as focused on settlement implementation questions rather than as establishing an expanded emissions narrative beyond the public record already compared; the title is cited as procedural oversight content that research must still contextualize before the shell is settled.“Emissions Cheating Settlement: Questions Concerning ZEV Program”
    • Pos B · Affirming readings treat the archived House hearing materials as documenting formal congressional attention to the emissions settlement and ZEV program issues, cited as indicating aspects that mainstream summaries may under-account for; research must still supply fuller sources before the shell is settled.“Emissions Cheating Settlement: Questions Concerning ZEV Program”
  • Dieselgate: The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal

    youtube.com · tertiary

    • Pos A · This video title is read as presenting a familiar regulatory episode already widely documented, so skeptical readings treat further stress on Volkswagen emissions as potentially overstated until research compares it against the existing public record.“Dieselgate: The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal”
    • Pos B · This video title is read as marking an episode whose scope affirming readings treat as still under-accounted for in brief mainstream summaries, pending research that supplies fuller sources before the shell is settled.“Dieselgate: The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal”
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal: A timeline

    youtube.com · tertiary

    • Pos A · The YouTube timeline is treated as a secondary overview that skeptical readings cite when arguing the emissions claim set is overstated relative to still-incomplete public-record comparison; research sources remain required.“Volkswagen emissions scandal: A timeline”
    • Pos B · The YouTube timeline is treated as a secondary overview that affirming readings cite when arguing the emissions claim set is under-accounted for relative to still-incomplete mainstream summaries; research sources remain required.“Volkswagen emissions scandal: A timeline”

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