Austria, Carmakers Agree To Update Software of 600,000 Diesel Cars (reuters.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Austria's Transport Minister Joerg Leichtfried said on Tuesday he had agreed with carmakers to update the software of 600,000 diesel cars to reduce pollution following a similar deal struck in Germany after a large-scale emissions scandal. Leichtfried said the deal also included extra payments to buyers of more environmentally friendly cars. He said that for potential buyers of electric cars all available financial help could add up to around 10,000 euros ($11,750) per vehicle. The exact amount of incentives, which will come in addition to existing government sweeteners for e-car buyers, will be decided and paid by the carmakers depending on the model of the vehicle exchanged for an old car, the spokesman of Austrian car importers association Guenther Kerle said.

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Misleading

[nospam007]

Since there are no Austrian car makers, it would be car importers agreeing to do that.

Re:Misleading

[thegarbz]

Do you even comma man?

Steyr

[nukenerd]

Since there are no Austrian car makers ....

Steyr. They made my Jeep.

More importantly

[cyber-vandal]

Are they making them kangaroo-proof?

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Germany is going down

[mspohr]

This scandal is reaching into upper management and threatens the entire German economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/0...

electric cars

[Tom]

I bought a new car just now, and incidentally, I live in Austria.

Here's why it wasn't an electric car, despite me checking both Tesla Model S and Hyundai Ionic, i.e. both ends of the spectrum.

These are cool cars, but just not there, yet. The Hyundai is the better value for money, but lacks range (200 km, that's a city car, useless for any serious travel). The Tesla has the most amazing acceleration I've ever seen in any car, ever, by far. But for a car this price, I expect a better designed interior. The decision to go all-out touchscreen is crazy, and a navigation system without speech output? In a 100,000 Euro car? You're kidding me?

Electric cars are a gimmick at this point, sadly. Manufacturers are testing the waters, mostly with smaller cars. There are no serious electric cars on the market at this time. I would've bought one if there were.