Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities.

Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests.

New details of the settlement, reached in December, were released Wednesday. Cummins had already agreed to a $1.675 billion civil penalty to settle claims – the largest ever secured under the Clean Air Act – plus $325 million for pollution remedies.

That brings Cummins’ total penalty to more than $2 billion, which officials from the Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board and the California Attorney General called “landmark” in a call with reporters Wednesday.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    554·
    6 months ago

    And these are Ram drivers. Like a quarter of them have probably already modified their pavement princess to roll coal.

          • n2burns@lemmy.ca
            81·
            6 months ago

            They didn’t say “smart”. The bar for being able to pass inspection on your vehicle is pretty low!

            • highenergyphysics@lemmy.world
              163·
              6 months ago

              Ah this must be the incredible conservative business acumen I keep hearing about

              That’s nice sweetie, now let’s get you back to church where you can foam at the mouth and rave about other mens genitals all you want

            • frezik
              95·
              6 months ago

              I bet I can park my car better than every single one of them.

              • CADmonkey@lemmy.world
                11·
                6 months ago

                Yes, but being able to remove the douchebag tune from your truck long enough to pass emissions requires mechanical ability, not parking acumen, so your response just looks silly.

                And that’s what is done in states that have yearly emissions tests. There’s probably a setting for it in the tuner.

            • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world
              27·
              6 months ago

              Yes, CA definitely doesn’t scamln the ECU and force you to have driven a set distance to set the ECU. And it’s definitely not a common issue even for enthusiasts using legal mods. Definitely no chance.

        • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
          2·
          5 months ago

          Every year in states that have safety and emissions testing, you have to bring your vehicle in to be inspected before you can renew your license plate/window tags to be registered to drive on the road. If you fail inspection, you need to remedy the issue and get tested again. You can’t drive the vehicle without registration, so you have to correct it or risk fines for driving with expired registration. Inspections are usually $5-15 in most states.