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Germany to Re-Test Diesel, Petrol Volkswagen Cars Amid Emission Scandal

© REUTERS / Mal LangsdonThe exhaust system of a Volkswagen Passat TDI diesel car is seen in Esquibien, France, September 23, 2015
The exhaust system of a Volkswagen Passat TDI diesel car is seen in Esquibien, France, September 23, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The German government will re-test all Volkswagen car models to find out their real emissions levels after the car manufacturer revealed its scheme to cheat emission tests involved petrol-engine vehicles, media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed in September that Volkswagen used software to falsify emission test results for nitrogen oxide for up to 11 million diesel-engine cars.

The exhaust system of a Volkswagen Passat TDI diesel car is seen in Esquibien, France, September 23, 2015 - Sputnik International
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On Tuesday, the German car maker stated some 800,000 cars sold in Europe with petrol engines also had understated levels of carbon dioxide emissions and were more expensive to drive for buyers.

Germany will test all its current vehicles, including the VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat models, with both diesel and petrol engines for two types of emissions, the Sky News reported Wednesday.

The company announced it would set aside additional $2.2 billion over previous $7 billion to mitigate the effects of the scandal.

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