Volkswagen has been in deep trouble this past year. Last fall, the German automaker was caught rigging more than 11 million of its “clean diesel” cars in the US and Europe so they polluted far less during testing than they did on the road. The scandal could ultimately cost the company $18 billion in recalls, repairs, and fines. So now VW is engaged in an image makeover. On Thursday, the company announced that it would…
Volkswagen is making a huge shift to electric cars in the wake of its diesel scandal
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