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Why Dieselgate will be good for Volkswagen
Diesel was already on the ropes with the advent of powerful electric vehicles, but now with the Volkswagen scandal it all but seals its fate.
CleanTechnica

Oct 9, 2015

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VW’s emissions fraud was breathtakingly cynical. But it’s not the first
The implications of VW’s emissions fraud worsen by the day. But, it’s not the first. Two big US auto makers hid major defects because they decided it was cheaper to pay compensation to the dead and injured than fix the problem. No wonder big brand names are in danger of losing consumers as new technology makes this possible.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 2, 2015

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Australia’s weaker emissions standards allow car makers to ‘dump’ polluting cars
Australia’s lower standards for car exhaust mean overseas car-makers can sell more-polluting cars.
Anna Mortimore

Oct 1, 2015

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VW kills the diesel engine, and opens path for electric vehicles
The VW scandal may signal the death of diesel engines in passenger vehicles, and tells us a lot about big business, regulations and their attitude to consumers. The big winner out of all this? Electric vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 28, 2015

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How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
Volkswagen has set aside €6.5 billion to cover the costs of the growing scandal over cheating on emissions tests in the US. It may need more.
Paul Nieuwenhuis

Sep 23, 2015

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Volkswagen emissions scandal hits share price, puts ‘clean diesel’ in doubt
News that Volkswagen programmed its diesel cars to evade US pollution standards has hit the German auto maker’s shares hard, proving the value of ‘clean’ and ‘green’ to the market.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 22, 2015

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