Diesel Dupe Case

In 2002 a joint project between International Navistar and the Ford Motor Company was born. “The goal of this project was to create an engine that was fuel efficient, emission compliant and would be able to outperform all of the competition” (Banks Power). With over 2 million ford super duty’s equipped with the 7.3l Powerstroke engine on the road, the new engine would have big shoes to fill. The engine that was to replace the outdated, underpowered and overall inadequate 7.3l Powerstroke was the International Navistar 6.0l turbo diesel.

Whenever people think of diesel engines, they imagine black soot pouring out of a big rig on the interstate. While that has been correct in the past, the technology is arriving that changes people’s thoughts to that of a more ecologically friendly. Ever since Rudolf Diesel created the diesel engine, it has been written off as a smelly, inefficient, and dirty way of converting fossil fuels into power. Diesel noticed how the steam engines of the times were wasting 80-90% of the fuel they burn, making them very inefficient. After learning about how inefficient typical gas or steam engines were, he dedicated himself to create a clean burning engine. In the beginning, the stereotypes were completely accurate, but those same adjectives are simply incorrect in today’s times. These constant put downs by environmentalist are often uneducated and generalized by the small number of older, inefficient trucks that are still on the road. The modern diesel engine is an absolute marvel when it comes to the fuel efficiency, power output and societal benefits. While the light duty diesel pickup may be loud and intimidating, the benefits they provide society are vastly underappreciated and need to be more thoroughly recognized.

Volkswagen company put sensors in the emission component, so when tested, the examiner sees that the car meets emission standards. But because the sensors are to meet U.S emission standards, the car itself can be modified to ignore the sensor’s override and make the car believe it was in use. TFL motors was curious about the scam, so they decided to put a Jetta TDI turbo diesel on an AWD Dyno, to confuse the car into thinking it’s on the street, not being checked for emissions. Being in emissions mode, the AWD dyno lost horsepower and torque, but without the sensors active the car produced excess diesel exhaust, going over the EPA regulated limit. The car itself was able to perform at a higher level without the sensors active, proving reason to hide the fact that excess exhaust is produced. Certain companies realize the regulations hold their products back, so to promote the fuel efficiency and or horsepower of the car, they would gladly hide the fact that their cars are emitting excess diesel exhaust. Some ways to prevent excess exhaust would be to install EGR coolers, or to buy tuners for your engine’s valves. But many professional truckers tend to stick with rolling coal. “Rolling coal” can happen by making a smoke switch, or removing emission controls on truck models, and adding a tuner to produce fine smoke build ups. Diesel exhaust is actually less harmful then a

From 2009 through 2014, Volkswagen aggressively marketed and promoted their diesel-powered vehicles as more energy-efficient and producing less harmful emissions than before. Customers were promised that diesel was a more efficient alternative to traditional gasoline, and that it had great benefits for customers looking for a “greener” alternative.

I think it would be more advantageous for the company to maximize their diesel trucks. While Hydrogen may be the wave of the future, it has not arrived yet. Diesel engines, while nosier that other engines still offer up to 30% better mileage. Than gasoline engines. Diesel has been available for years, it’s relatively cheap to use and offers better mileage and longer engine life than gasoline. But all is not peaches and cream for diesel motors, they are noisy and offer lots of vibration. They are also terrible for the air, so they require more expensive equipment to combat strict emission standards. Because diesel has been a part of our economic system so long all the necessary infrastructure is already in place.

In this bibliography, Julia Driver approaches the reader with the philosophy of utilitarianism, she also describes to us about how the traditional utilitarian philosophers Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill would describe utilitarianism to be identified with what is good, bad, and pleasurable. Julia Driver has been widely recognized for her work in philosophical ethics, she has received young scholar awards from Cornell’s University programs in philosophy. I will use Julia’s views, and thoughts to help sustain my argument, that the utilitarian approach provokes moral assessment and ethical decision-making. Velasquez, Manuel, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, and Michael Meyer. " Calculating Consequences: The Utilitarian Approach to Ethics."

It is not hard to see that the scandal would cause a horrid blow to VW’s image. Until the incident, VW had, like many other German companies, the reputation of “German engineering” (Robertson, 2013). However, instead of using that innovation to develop diesel-fueled cars compliant with U.S. standards, it decided to try to scam its way in the market. Not only did the company admit to having 11 million cars with software intended to cheat tests (Gates, Ewing, Russell & Watkins, 2017), it also plead guilty to “destroying evidence in an elaborate cover-up” (VW Admits Emissions Cheating and Cover-up, 2017); building further distrust among its consumers.

Did you know that the “the transportation sector [alone] is responsible for over 50% of NOx total emissions, over 30% of VOCs emissions, and over 20% of PM emissions in the U.S.” (United States Environmental Protection Agency)? Because the effect of these pollutants is not immediately felt, many engineers do not hesitate to bypass these regulations. James Liang is no exception. A recent publication unveiled the truth behind the emission’s release of one of Volkswagen’s models. Unable to design an engine that complied with the US emissions regulations, Volkswagen instead developed a software that would fool the emissions exam. The software was designed so that the vehicle would operate using the appropriate emissions release during the exam

In 2011, Volkswagen was the world’s largest automaker, with brands from Audi to VW to Porsche. Volkswagen was the proud marketer of “clean diesel” cars. But the company, starting in

The vision of the company is presented to give an idea of what Diesel’s mission is. Also the aims and objectives of Diesel to ensure this vision is realised are defined. Factors affecting the organisation are discussed, using SWOT analysis and PESTEL factors.

Utilitarianism is the concept that the moral worth of an action is only determined by the happiness or pleasure from all people. It is an ethical philosophy where the happiness of the most amount of people is considered good. An action is morally right if it results in the happiness in the most amount of people and there is an absence of pain. It is morally wrong if the consequence brings in unhappiness and/or a lot pain and harm. English philosophers Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill were hedonist, which meant that they valued everything as a “balance of pleasure over pain”(West, 1).

Volkswagen is one of the largest automakers in the world and it has a global reputation as a high-quality German auto brand. Social responsibility is included in VW’s corporate culture and it seems that Volkswagen made some advances in Corporate Social Responsibility because the corporation was ranked 11th 2015 in the Global CSR Rep Track 100, which listed companies by reputation (Reputation Institute, 2015).However, the company has been threatened by an emission scandal which broke in September 2015, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disclosed that Volkswagen had installed defeat devices on diesel cars which were sold in the US. These devices equipped on VW cars cheated regulators in such a way that it could detect

Almost always, when a new product is released, some sort of problems will occur. In 2013, Volkswagen was ranked first in its section on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. During that year, Volkswagen scored an 89 out of 100. VW became one of the top competitors of sustainability within the automotive industry. However, in the early 2000’s, diesel engine manufactures such as VW had been submitting questionable data. Many of the VW vehicles had been violating the Clean Air Act. In order to understand the case, it is important to analyze how Volkswagen is guilty of greenwashing, how the company and situation relates to the 3 levels of Social Responsibility, as well as discussing whether Volkswagen will be able to

The principles set by an individual in order to promote good performance in his or her career is referred to as personal code of ethics. These ethics can be linked to two contexts; the business ethics and the personal ethics. The first governs an individual’s relationship with his/ her colleagues and the other is an individual guide for effective performance of his/her duties.

These qualities must be incorporated each day not only in one’s own judgements and actions,