FRANKFURT, Germany—The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges tied to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. Rupert Stadler answered “yes” to a statement read in court by his attorney that said Stadler…

HAMBURG—A German court on Monday ruled in favour of an environmental NGO’s lawsuit against the federal motor authority for releasing cars with software on exhaust gas recirculation it argues is illegal, in a judgement which could lead to a wave of recalls. The NGO, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, is calling for Volkswagen Golf vehicles to be recalled…

There may not be enough vans for sale if all tradespeople who travel into London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion area want to upgrade their older vehicles to comply with the emissions limit, an analysis suggests. Figures from Auto Trader—which says it is used by around 80 percent of UK vehicle retailers—show there are…

Sign up our newsletter 👉 ept.ms/CAInewsletter California Insider show is sponsored by Birch Gold Group. Protect your IRA or 401(k) with precious metals today: birchgold.com/california “Would be nice to manufacture it here. We manufacture somewhere else, usually it’s because of cost. But the emissions over there, we don’t count those emissions.” Siyamak sits down with…

The U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK have been accused of failing to meet their United Nations pledge for climate change funding. According to a report by Carbon Brief, a UK-based think tank, the United States fell short of providing its “fair share” of the funding by $49 billion (US $32 billion),  while other countries like Australia did…

CO2 is cited as a dangerous emission that is a primary cause of climate change. Yet, historical data and modern science show not only that CO2 may not be as bad as it sounds, but that the information is being falsified. This is according to Gregory Wrightstone, executive director of the CO2 Coalition. Wrightstone said,…

CO2 is cited as a dangerous emission that is a primary cause of climate change. Yet, historical data and modern science show not only that CO2 may not be as bad as it sounds, but that the information is being falsified. This is according to Gregory Wrightstone, executive director of the CO2 Coalition. Wrightstone said,…

CO2 is cited as a dangerous emission that is a primary cause of climate change. Yet, historical data and modern science show not only that CO2 may not be as bad as it sounds, but that the information is being falsified. This is according to Gregory Wrightstone, executive director of the CO2 Coalition. Wrightstone said,…

SEOUL—South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Monday it decided to fine German carmaker Mercedes-Benz and its Korean unit 20.2 billion won ($16.9 million) for false advertising tied to gas emissions of its diesel passenger vehicles. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said Mercedes had tampered with pollution mitigation devices by installing illegal software in its…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed into law a bill that sets a goal for all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks to be zero-emission models by 2035, joining the state of California in attempting to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles. The law directs setting regulations requiring higher numbers of zero-emission vehicles with a goal…