Engine-maker Cummins will pay record air pollution fine to feds and California
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Federal and California officials say the company illegally installed devices on about one million pickup trucks.

Cummins engine-maker to pay record air pollution fine::Federal and California officials say the company illegally installed devices on about one million pickup trucks.

  • Dariusmiles2123English
    9·
    10 months ago

    Well I hope the fine is big enough to prevent them from trying again.

    Still, even a green car, is a dirty car. I say that as a sports car lover who knows his love is armful for the environment.

    • pastermilEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      I say that as a sports car lover who knows his love is armful for the environment.

      Thank God it’s not legful instead.

    • KecessaEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      $2B and potentially more, sure hope that’s enough

    • XeroxCool@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      A 3.2s 0-60mph and 40mpg cruise efficiency in a 20 year old frame for $3k got me to go all-in on motorcycles. Even my 60mpg 300cc city bike does 60 in the 8s. From the 300, efficiency can double on a 125 or 0-60 can halve while maintaining 50+mpg cruise (but takes a hit on city) with a 500 or 650. Yes, bikes are fair-weathered vehicles but they overwrote my vehicle thrill pattern. The acceleration takes 10x as much money for a car to match but even ignoring that, there’s something enjoyable about clean maneuvers. Yeah it’s fun to apex a turn in a car or get a nice slide, but it’s different when it’s a whole-body maneuver. It’s like dancing. It’s like DDR on a controller vs dance pad.

      But it’s not for everyone, I know.