John German

John German is an American engineer who is the US co-lead of the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). In that role, his research helped uncover the Volkswagen emissions scandal of 2015.[1] German was investigating what he thought[lower-alpha 1] would be relatively clean diesel emissions in US cars, where standards are more strict than in Europe. The hope was to eventually improve the diesel emissions of European vehicles.[1] After the results were published, which showed VW nitric oxide emissions were exceeding US standards by as much as 35 times,[2][lower-alpha 2] further work uncovered a VW defeat device. In light of the discovery and scandal, German recommends that other car manufacturers be investigated for installing potential defeat devices.[1] German has a degree in physics from the University of Michigan, is married, and makes what The Guardian called a "modest salary" in his role at the ICCT.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ The original idea came from Peter Mock, a colleague of German's in Europe[2]
  2. ↑ Nitric oxide emissions contribute to smog, asthma attacks, and respiratory disease[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harry Kretchmer (13 October 2015) "The man who discovered the Volkswagen emissions scandal" BBC Business. Accessed 15 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rupert Neate (26 September 2015) "Meet John German: the man who helped expose Volkswagen's emissions scandal" The Guardian. Accessed 15 October 2015.

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