Special Report: Government insists it’s fully on board, but electric car faces long road ahead

Time’s been called on diesel cars, says John O’Mahony and manufacturers are racing to go electric, but the public needs incentivising

Two years on, and the world’s largest car maker is still trying to draw a line under “Dieselgate”.

Already €25bn out of pocket, Volkswagen is still counting the cost and is struggling to repair the reputational damage that has convulsed the industry.