GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide (apnews.com)

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General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles don’t comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.

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[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Yeah, this is only $24 per illegal car. If the fix costs more than $24, it’s literally cheaper to just ignore the problem and eat the fine.

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