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'''Dieselgate''' is a series of accusations, criminal charges, and civil lawsuits against the [[German]] company [[Volkswagen]] for supposedly cheating on emissions tests by programming its diesel cars to perform differently while tested.  This 5-year saga has pushed the once-richest company in the world to shift to electric vehicles.<ref>https://fortune.com/longform/volkswagen-dieselgate-electric-fix/</ref>

'''Dieselgate''' is a series of accusations, criminal charges, and civil lawsuits against the [[German]] company [[Volkswagen]] for supposedly cheating on emissions tests by programming its diesel cars to perform differently while tested.  Supposedly the software disabled emission controls (called the “defeat device”) during normal driving in order to obtain better fuel mileage and performance, while activating the emissions controls only while being tested. This 7-year ongoing saga has pushed (and even required in some of the settlements) the once-richest company in the world to shift to electric vehicles.<ref>https://fortune.com/longform/volkswagen-dieselgate-electric-fix/</ref>

The scandal began with reports in September 2015, and through March 2021 had cause the manufacturer an estimated €32.2 billion (roughly $37 billion) in fines, recalls, compensation and legal expenses.<ref>https://fortune.com/2021/07/23/dieselgate-lawsuit-volkswagen-warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-diesel-emissions/</ref>  

The scandal began with reports in September 2015, and through March 2021 had cause the manufacturer an estimated €32.2 billion (roughly $37 billion) in fines, recalls, compensation and legal expenses.<ref>https://fortune.com/2021/07/23/dieselgate-lawsuit-volkswagen-warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-diesel-emissions/</ref>