The courts aren’t achieved with Dieselgate. Ford reveals one other intriguing small EV for Europe. And why does the Prius Prime value much less to lease? This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automobile Stories.

The Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid costs less to lease than the Prius hybrid—although the Prime has the next sticker value. That’s as a result of Toyota is making use of federal tax credit score funds for this made-in-Japan plug-in that apply to the lease however to not purchases. 

Dieselgate drags on within the courts, even with top-level CEOs. Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on Tuesday admitted guilt and agreed to pay a $1.2 million tremendous for continuing to sell vehicles with emissions-cheating software after the scandal broke. Stadler’s legacy isn’t solely mired in diesel smoke although, as he pushed forward with plans to affect Audi that proceed to at the present time. 

And Ford earlier this week confirmed the E-Tourneo Courier, a significantly small electrical van that could possibly be a go-against-the-grain game-changer for the U.S. market, versus the Hyundai Kona Electrical or Kia Soul. However the “multi-activity automobile” is one other one—just like the European Explorer EV—that received’t be coming to the U.S., whereas Ford focuses some or all of its electrical efforts on bigger EVs. 

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