GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide

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

The EPA says the vehicles will remain on the road and cannot be repaired. The GM vehicles on average consume at least 10% more fuel than the window sticker numbers say, but the company won't be required to reduce the miles per gallon on the stickers, the EPA said. The problem stems from a change in testing procedures that the EPA put in place in 2016, GM spokesman Bill Grotz said."We believe this voluntary action is the best course of action to resolve the outstanding issues with the federal government," he said.The enforcement action involves about 4.6 million full-size pickups and SUVs and about 1.3 million midsize SUVs, the EPA said. The affected models include the Chevy Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade and Chevy Silverado.

But David Cooke, senior vehicles analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists, questioned how GM could not know that pollution exceeded initial tests by more than 10% because the problem was so widespread on so many different vehicles."You don't just make a more than 10% rounding error," he said. The Justice Department declined to comment, and GM said the settlement resolves all government claims.Cooke said it's possible that GM owners could sue the company because they are getting lower gas mileage than advertised.

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