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Case 14 The Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Scandal: An Expensive Corporate Ethics Debacle- Ironically, many reporters and industry analysts have suggested that the VW emissions scandal has “killed” any future for diesel engines as substitutes for gasoline engines. Even VW has announced plans to pursue advanced electrical vehicles. How likely is it that advanced electrical vehicles will supplant combustion engine vehicles in the near future?

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The Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Scandal- This scandal was revealed when the U.S Environmental Protection Agency founded that Volkswagen controls the processing of its car to make up the facts and figures of pollutant emissions to the drawback. Although when it was tested not a clear result was found but this was sure the number of pollutants emitted was 40% more. This is important to do business by following the ethical code of conduct. For the sake of profit, we cannot be engaged in unethical activities that affect our ecosystem as well as companies' goodwill. But Volkswagen hid the facts and sold half of a million vehicles that were illegal in the United States.

Volkswagen is ready to launch its Electric car which may overtake diesel engines or gasoline engines cars. As to save the environment from harmful emissions, pollution is increasing day by day and its impact also. Even to save our resources for a longer duration to preserve them is important so other substitutes which can be ecofriendly or better than being used approach is used. So this is true future lies in Electric vehicles. The approach on zero-emission driving is being enhanced although it will take time but will affect the car market.

Volkswagen has given the first affordable long-range electric car, ID.3, in 2019. Electricity is cheaper than gasoline, using them is more efficient too. Even they have stability in prices not like diesel prices. As a senior board member, Reuters said that Volkswagen will stop by building internal combustion engines by 2026. The Volkswagen superiors announce they will hit the more and more target as the future will be electric. As the emission being done of CO2 by the transportation sector is 14%. and Volkswagen is 1% of it. The scandal is known as dieselgate, the new launch name is ID3 where it may stands for Ignore Dieselgate but it is Intelligent Design.