On 15 Oct 2015 at 22:32, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > I was thinking, there could be a lot of diesel ice coming available for > conversion because of VW's cheat.
Wouldn't that be nice? But I suspect that VW will have to fix them all. The cost will be in the billions. I read one source that implied that VW might have to fit them with urea tanks and injectors, at least in some countries. In any case, their performance and efficiency will suffer. (Ironically, when they reduce NOx output this way, the car's CO2 output increases because of the reduced efficiency.) I suspect that the EPA won't let them off the hook. They'll have to bring every single car up to spec, even those for which it's not cost effective. So, I think it's not too likely that the affected cars will end up available for conversion. I don't know whether VW has (or will have) an option to simply buy the defective vehicles from their owners and take them off the road. Even if they do, I can't see them stripping out the running gear and selling these cars to EV converters. They'd most likely have to prove to the regulators that the cars could never again be used as Diesels. The surest and easiest way to do that is to crush them. But you never know, I guess. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
