West Virginia engineer presented VW emissions findings a year ago

Daniel Carder: "The testing we did kind of opened the can of worms."

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David Morgan

September 23, 2015 05:00 AM

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Reuters) -- Daniel Carder, an unassuming 45-year-old engineer with gray hair and blue jeans, appears an unlikely type to take down one of the world's most powerful companies.

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