Please complete the case study using the following format:

1. Determine the facts. (the ones relevant to the ethical issue)
2. Identify the ethical issues involved.
3. Identify stakeholders and consider the situation from their point of view.
4. Identify available alternatives.
5. Compare the alternatives based on:
   1. Consequences for each stakeholder
   2. Duties, Rights, and Principles
   3. Implications for personal integrity and character
6. Make a decision. (what should happen?)

Wade manages the research and development department of the auto manufacturer Folkscarriage. Folkscarriages main focus is on gas mileage. For decades Folkscarriage automobiles have been near the top on gas efficiency. Three years ago, Wade spearheaded a new engine concept that finally achieved the highest, most efficient gas mileage vehicle that has ever been produced. Folkscarriage sunk hundreds of millions of dollars into the venture and it looked as if it would pay off handsomely. Folkscarriages sales skyrocketed. There is simply no other car on the road that can come close to how many miles per gallon new Folkscarriage cars can get.

Recently, the far western state passed an emissions law. This law sets limits on emission levels. If an automobile tests above this limit, its make and model are banned from sales and it must issue a recall on all vehicles in service and modify them to fit within the parameters stated. Wade has tested his new engine on all vehicles it is installed in and it fails spectacularly. This is no surprise because every engineer in the auto industry knows that the better the gas mileage an engine gets, the higher its emissions are, and the worse gas mileage an engine gets, the lower its emissions are. Folkscarriage has built its reputation on gas mileage, and now this new law was taking all that away. In fact, truth be told, in order to meet the emission standards, Wade would have to revert back to engine models that Folkscarriage was using forty years ago. That would mean years of research and a billion dollars down the drain.

Wade organized his brain trust to sort out the problem; trying to come up with any other alternative. One idea has merit and promise. He has engineers who can design and install a system in the car that recognizes when an emissions test is being administered, and switches the engine to run very inefficiently to pass the test. When the emissions equipment is not being used, it runs normally and gets great gas mileage. His team tested it out and it works wonderfully. Wade has to make a decision. What should he do?