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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.

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[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I hope it at least makes them quieter so I can sleep at night but I won't hold my breath.

[–] Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unlikely. That would require adding in significant sound deadening to almost the entire engine bay and restricting exhausts more than they already are with diesel particulate filters and cats. If you ever check out the car audio enthusiasts, you can see they easily spend a few thousand applying deadening materials to their vehicles and increasing their weight to boot.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We can't move to electric any faster. I hate loud engines. Then you have the trifecta, loud engines, loud exhaust, and booming sound systems. And cops don't give a shit but shit is falling off my walls when they drive by or I feel ill when sitting next to them at a red light.

[–] Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago

I feel you. Noise pollution is bad in some places. You have to play your music really loud for it to bother people next to you.