I-Mercedes-Benz ihlaselwe izinsolo zokukhwabanisa kwe-emissions

I-Bild Am Sonntag ithi lezi zisetshenziswa zingabangela izinjini zikadizili ze-Mercedes-Benz ukuthi zikhiphe izikhathi ezifika kwezingu-10 kuleveli yomthetho ye-NOx.

I-Mercedes-Benz kuthiwa isebenzisa izici zesofthiwe ukukhubaza izindlela zokunciphisa ukungcola ezimotweni zikadizili e-US, okuzenze zikhiqize izikhathi ezifika kwezingu-10 amazinga avumelekile e-NOx.

Abaphenyi e-US bathole izici zesofthiwe ezimotweni zakwaMercedes, kanye nephephandaba laseJalimane Bild am Zontag ucaphune amadokhumenti ahlukanisiwe nama-imeyili avela enkampanini engumzali yakwaMercedes-Benz iDaimler, lapho onjiniyela bengabaza khona ukufaneleka kwezici.

Izici ezimbili zitholwe ngaphakathi kwesoftware yokuphatha injini. Eyokuqala, ebizwa ngokuthi "i-Slipguard," ibonakala ikwazi ukubona lapho imoto ihlolwa elebhu, kanti eyesibili, ebizwa ngokuthi "Bit 15," okuthiwa ikhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwemoto kwesithasiselo se-AdBlue esinciphisa ukungcola ngemva kwebanga elingu-25km.

Isithombe ngeSonto ithi le mishini ingabangela iMercedes-Benz udizili ukuthi ikhiphe izikhathi eziphindwe ka-10 kumazinga asemthethweni we-NOx.

Isaziso sokwephulwa komthetho mayelana ne-Mercedes-Benz noma isofthiwe ye-Daimler asizange sikhishwe iziphathimandla zase-US.

Lokhu kumenyezelwe omele uDaimler. Reuters inkampani yabambisana neziphathimandla zase-US ezaziwazi ama-imeyili nokuthi i-Bild "ngokuzikhethela" ikhiphe imibhalo "ukuze ilimaze uDaimler".

Isaziso sokwephulwa komthetho mayelana ne-Mercedes-Benz noma isofthiwe ye-Daimler asizange sikhishwe iziphathimandla zase-US.

Reuters ucaphune abahlaziyi bethi izinkinga zokulawula zikaDaimler "azikho esikalini" seVolkswagen Group e-US. Ngakho-ke, izinhlawulo kungenzeka kakhulu “ziya emakhambi [kunokuba inhlawulo].

I-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isole i-Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA) ngokusebenzisa izinsimbi zokukhwabanisa ukukhishwa kwegesi e-US ngonyaka odlule futhi ingase ihlawuliswe u-$ 4.6 billion.

Ihlazo lika-dieselgate leVolkswagen Group elidale lolu phenyo ngo-2015 lathinta izimoto ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-12 emhlabeni jikelele. E-United States kuphela, le nkampani ibhekene nenhlawulo efinyelela ku-$30 billion.