﻿Green Car Reports today considers﻿ that it is not too soon to be looked at the ﻿possible consequences of Volkswagen 's “ dieselgate ” scandal . To summarise﻿﻿ , the report concludes that the five possible impacts will be : regulators will toughen regulations , 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 scrapped ; 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.