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A comment on VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback. Parent comment

Re:VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback by RegBarclay on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @03:59PM (#21338294)
A lot of their electrification efforts are penance for dieselgate.
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Re:VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback by krn on Thursday October 24, 2019 @08:23AM (#21343902)
Electrification is a huge thing in the European market after stricter emission standards and additional taxes for car buyers were introduced, and has nothing to do with dieselgate.
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