A massive scandal shook the auto industry when Volkswagen admitted that some of its diesel cars use software to fool state emissions tests. And there are nearly 3,000 cars in Vermont that could be affected.
We're talking about what it means for the owners of those cars, and about the class-action lawsuit and state investigation in the works.
We're joined by Tristram Coffin, lawyer with Downs Rachlin Martin and a former Vermont U.S. attorney. He's leading the legal team in a class-action suit against Volkswagen on behalf of Charlotte resident Robert Turnau. Also by Captain William Elovirta of the Department of Motor Vehicles Enforcement and Safety Division; Heidi Hales, director of air quality and climate at the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources; and Megan O'Toole, attorney at the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Disclosures: Downs Rachlin Martin is a VPR underwriter and Robert Turnau, the lead plaintiff in the Vermont class action suit against Volkswagen, is the husband of VPR President Robin Turnau.
NOTE: The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation and encourages Vermont consumers affected by this issue to file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program. Complaints can by filed online or consumers may call 802-656-3183 for more information.
Also on the program, Burlington police chief Brandon del Pozo on opting out of the program that transfers surplus military equipment to the nation's police departments.
Plus, VPR's Live From the Fort features the music of Swale.
Broadcast live on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.