It is not just Volkswagen trying to manipulate testing of its cars. This time it is a Japanese company, Mitsubishi. The Japanese automaker received a visit Thursday from the country’s chief cabinet secretary. The government wants to investigate Mitsubishi’s fuel efficiency claims. On Wednesday, Mitsubishi president Tetsuro Aikawa admitted that his employees used higher tire pressure during fuel economy tests for small car models. The more air in a tire, the better it will perform on a fuel economy test. The test recorded 10 percent better fuel economy than consumers were seeing on the road. The cheating affects over 600,000 cars produced for Mitsubishi and Nissan. The models are the eK and Dayz Roox passenger cars. The Japanese government promised to deal with Mitsubishi in a “strict manner.” Mitsubishi’s stock price dropped significantly on Wednesday and Thursday after the news of an investigation came out. I’m Dan Friedell. Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on reporting by VOANews.com. Hai Do was the editor. What do you think about the cheating by Mitsubishi? We want to know. Write to us in the Comments Section or on our Facebook page. __________________________________________________________________ Words in This Story strict – adj. demanding that people obey rules or behave in a certain way efficiency – n. the ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy : the quality or degree of being efficient manipulate – v. to deal with or control (someone or something) in a clever and usually unfair or selfish way
from Voice of America http://ift.tt/1Sev1fK
via IFTTT
الاشتراك في:
تعليقات الرسالة (Atom)
المشاركات الشائعة
-
As President of the United States, Donald Trump shakes a lot of hands. But look out. If you shake Trump’s hand, you might get pulled off y...
-
Even in the world of medicine, what is old is new again. Thousands of years ago, Egyptians used it to sterilize drinking water. Ancient Roma...
-
00:00:02 OPRAH WINFREY: "Hattie Mae, this child is gifted," and I heard that enough that I started to believe it. 00:00:08 ...
-
Zimbabwe wants small business to be able to get credit to start or grow a business. If the country’s Parliament approves a bill proposed l...
-
Olayemi Samson is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is turning plastic waste into useful things like clothing, school bags, car covers and shoes...
-
Learn from your hosts, Anne and Jonathan the meaning of momentous. from Voice of America http://ift.tt/2a2yXS4 via IFTTT
-
An unpublished United Nations report says that North Korea sent materials that could be used in chemical weapons to Syria and missile techno...
-
South Korea’s government proposed on Monday to hold military talks with North Korea to reduce tensions between the two countries. The South ...
-
Tensions between North and South Korea have increased sharply since the North’s announcement that it tested a nuclear weapon for the fourt...
-
The first-ever direct China-to-Britain freight train arrived in London last week. It was the latest evidence of China’s efforts to redevel...
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق