Could the Volkswagen Cheating Scandal Improve Emissions Standards? (citiesofthefuture.eu)

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @10:07AM from the on-the-bright-side dept.

dkatana writes: An article in Cities of the Future suggests that the "automaker's emissions scandal could end up being a boon if it pushes governments and the industry to reassess diesel's impact more honestly and move away from it altogether." The article also asks the European Union to accelerate the introduction of new emissions standards, currently slated to take effect in September 2018, and to order mandatory recalls for all the vehicles affected, as Germany has. It points out that some drivers could refuse to have their cars "fixed" out of fear that the diesel engine will lose gas efficiency and power output.

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Vehicles WILL be fixed by flightmaker · 2015-10-28 10:36 · Score: 5, Insightful

Over here in the UK for example, every vehicle has to have an MOT certificate to be used on the road. No certificate, no go. ANPRS cameras check that passing vehicles have certificates and insurance.
Part of the MOT certificate is the emissions test. There will most likely be a requirement that VW diesels have to have their ECU firmware updated before they can pass the emissions test.
That's what I reckon will happen.