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CentralMass

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1. Well you see, they have this technique where thet can program the cars ECM to magically lower

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:48 AM

Apr 2019

lower exhaust emission readings. I think VW developed it. If a diesel engine is putting out too many pollutants you can just tweak the settings and make those bad readings go away.

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Enough with the 'Actually, Electric Cars Pollute More' Bullshit Already [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP

Well you see, they have this technique where thet can program the cars ECM to magically lower CentralMass Apr 2019 #1

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