Dieselgate keeps plaguing the VW group, as Audi’s chief has been taken into custody VW's premium brand's chief, Rupert Stadler has been arrested, a move which is confirmed by a…
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Report shows that almost all diesel cars in Europe fail emission tests, buries diesel for good
ICCT’s study covers 4,850 vehicle models and 750,000 cars The newest report about real-life diesel emissions deals a deadly blow to the already ailing diesel car market in Europe For…
Porsche diesel recall includes 52,000 Macan and 6,700 Cayenne SUVs
Uh-oh In the wake of Dieselgate, Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) says Porsche used illegal cheat devices on the likes of Cayenne and Macan SUVs. Affected models include 6,755…
Diesel sales crash in Europe, petrol and electrified cars are on the rise
The diesel scare plummets low-CO2 cars’ sales Scared by the massive devaluation in store for diesel cars, buyers switched to petrol-based vehicles in the first quarter of 2018 In the…
How Volkswagen’s diesel defeat device works
The guys from Engineering Explained show us how VW fooled the authorities Yes, it's complicated, but this video is definitely worth a look, as an engineer will explain how the…
VW, Daimler and BMW funded research that had monkeys and humans inhale diesel fumes
Dieselgate is never going to go away, is it? Just when it looked like the Dieselgate scandal would slowly disappear from the public eye, new developments have emerged that continue…
Paris to ban diesel cars from 2024, all internal combustion vehicles from 2030
The green revolution will change the air in France’s capital city Paris will be among the first European cities to ban diesels and its ambitious plans to ban internal combustion…
Diesels are even worse for the environment than we knew
A new study finds that diesels pollute more than petrols Many carmakers and even European regulators still favor diesel engines despite how much they pollute. Transport&Environment, an organization in Brussels…
Audi will pay you as much as €10,000 to change your car
There are some requirements to be met first Audi announced a trade-in bonus that wants to take Euro 1 to Euro 4 diesels off Germany's roads and replace them with…
German automakers to reportedly stop developing internal combustion engines in six years
At least that’s what Europe’s second largest parts supplier Continental claims Like it or not, EVs look set to dominate the future of the automotive industry, but the transition to…