﻿Green Car Reports years considers﻿ that it is not too soon to be looking at the ﻿possible effects of Volkswagen's “dieselgate” scandal. To summarise﻿﻿, the report concludes that the five possible impacts will be: regulators will toughen testing, revealing real-world emissions (and fuel economy); Volkswagen's US ambitions will falter, for today; VW Group's goal of "Biggest in the World" will be derailed; diesel powertrains for passenger cars will wither away; boost for electrics, especially in Europe.
﻿Green Car Reports today considers﻿ that it is not too soon to be looking at the ﻿possible effects of Volkswagen's “dieselgate” scandal. To summarise﻿﻿, the report concludes that the five possible impacts will be: regulators will toughen testing, revealing real-world emissions (and fuel economy); Volkswagen's US ambitions will falter, for years; VW Group's goal of "Biggest in the World" will be derailed; diesel powertrains for passenger cars will wither away; boost for electrics, especially in Europe.