Friday, October 9, 2015

Patrol cars from VW: Police in NRW is using illegal software on the go – SPIEGEL ONLINE

The VW-exhaust scandal hits probably most patrol cars in North Rhine-Westphalia. The country has informed the chairman of the police union, Arnold Plickert. She explained that in 2150 cars.

What are the consequences of the scandal in concrete terms for the police, is open: The competent State Office for Central Police Services (LZPD) in Duisburg kept a low profile: “We expect from VW initially that you first of all actively informs us as a major customer, whether and how many vehicles are affected, “said a spokesman. It is unclear, among other things, what the manipulations around for the award of the green environmental badge means the right to drive in the low emission zones in inner cities.

Bald BMW VW instead

Perhaps the time solves the problem for the provincial government: For the NRW police rises from Volkswagen to BMW to. Up to 1845 new police cars will be delivered in the next three years from BMW and leased by the state, the NRW Ministry of the Interior had announced in May.

In Germany, a total of 2.8 million cars from VW are affected by exhaust scandal. It will still take some time before the cars are again the law: A technical solution for models with 1.6-liter engine is not expected before September 2016, according to VW. Models with 2.0-liter engines will be improved as of January 2016 with them only a software update is necessary according to the manufacturer.

VW had the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) on a time submitted and action plan -. This will now be examined by the Authority.

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