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Volkswagen faces new twist in emissions scandal as allegations of animal testing emerge
Ten macaque monkeys exposed to diesel emissions to see the impact on their bodies
Evans', Pete http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/volkswagen-emissions-testing-1.4509035
Publisher: CBC
Date Written: 30/01/2018
Year Published: 2018
Resource Type: Unclassified
German automaker Volkswagen is facing a new round of criticism after the company was found to have funded tests of its diesel engine emissions on captive monkeys as part of an attempt to brand its vehicles as clean, safe and healthy.
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German automaker Volkswagen is facing a new round of criticism after the company was found to have funded tests of its diesel engine emissions on captive monkeys as part of an attempt to brand its vehicles as clean, safe and healthy.
As first uncovered in an episode of the documentary Dirty Money that began airing on Netflix on Friday and subsequently reported on by the New York Times, VW, Daimler and BMW funded an institute designed to come up with research to support the notion that diesel engines are cleaner and safer than other fuel alternatives.
The now defunct European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector, known as EUGT — whose budget consisted entirely of funds from the three automakers — didn't do research of its own, but rather commissioned academics to produce reports that might paint diesel in a favourable light, the Times report says.
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