Prius Prime lease deal, Ford multi-activity EV, diesel nice for former Audi exec: At present’s Automobile Information

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

The Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid prices much less to lease than the Prius hybrid—despite the fact that the Prime has a better sticker worth. 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 nice for persevering with to promote automobiles with emissions-cheating software program after the scandal broke. Stadler’s legacy isn’t completely mired in diesel smoke although, as he pushed forward with plans to affect Audi that proceed to this present day. 

And Ford earlier this week confirmed the E-Tourneo Courier, a significantly small electrical van that might 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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