Italian prosecutors have opened a preliminary probe, a judicial source said, and the executive European Commission urged all member states on Thursday to investigate how many cars use illegal “defeat” devices in emissions tests.
He and his brother, Prince William, have pitched in as part of the BBC television series DIY SOS, which turns several empty properties on a derelict street into liveable homes for ex-service personnel.
The controversy is centred on “defeat devices” VW used to fool USA emissions tests on diesel cars into believing the vehicles met environmental standards.
Democrats make up 65 percent of the county’s 14,000 registered voters, but Davis’ switch is not a huge surprise because many Kentucky Democrats still represent the party of decades ago, which was long dominated by rural whites with conservative values.
Samsung’s President of its Device Solutions America operations, Jaesoo Han, said, “Today represents a major milestone as we open our most strategically important Samsung facility in the USA and also our biggest investment in Silicon Valley“.
Stephanie Pratt, 29, spent more than four hours in the hospital after a black widow spider took a bite out of her face. Her spokesperson stated: “Steph has indeed been in hospital, being treated for a spider bite which temporarily paralysed the left hand side of her face”.
Arizona State has issued an apology to Tempe city councilman David Schapira, who landed back in the hospital as a result of the “excessive exuberance” displayed by the school’s mascot, Sparky, at last week’s game against New Mexico. Sparky saw a man posing...
“We apologize for the mistake”. Those tapes, part of a treasure trove of nearly 150 boxes, have been stored under lock and key for nearly 20 years, gathering dust. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes, which premieres October. 1 at 9 p.m. ET., and the LMN documentary The Secret...
Last week, the EPA accused the German automaker of using a “defeat device”, an algorithm that detects when the vehicle is being tested by the EPA and changes its performance to meet emissions standards.
The German vehicle giant’s chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned following the revelation. Germany’s transport ministry has denied the Green Party’s claims.