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Volkswagen & Audi to pay >$14.7B in US to settle 2.0L diesel emissions case; $2B of that to promote ZEVs

Green Car Congress

Under a class action settlement agreement filed today ( earlier post ), Volkswagen and Audi in the US will pay more than $14.7 billion to settle complaints arising from its cheating on emissions from its 2.0-liter If approved by the Court, this will be the largest consumer auto industry class action settlement in US history.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Green Car Congress

Maybe you own a Tesla Model X or Audi e-tron. The pros of going gasless include reduced maintenance costs, lower fuel expense and—most importantly—less pollution. Some experts predict that gas-powered, self-driving vehicles could wreak havoc on the environment, causing a 200 percent increase in emissions.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

Some wanted to convert a Maruti Dzire, some an Audi A4, some an Hyundai i20, and some a Tata Nano. But, for this expense, you'll get a zero-emission vehicle that costs only a few rupees per km to run. Your electric car will also be more reliable and require much less maintenance than a pollution car. Sounds utopian, right?

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

The entire auto industry has given up on investing in Hydrogen cars. Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi who initially tried to play the H2 game, but now are totally anti-Hydrogen and are investing in battery electric cars. The climate clock is ticking and we have to start hitting polluters where it counts–in the money.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept.

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