VW goes electric after diesel scandal

Published June 17, 2016 5:38pm ET



Volkswagen’s $11 billion bid to build electric cars follows a major scandal last year where the Obama administration caught the automaker cheating on emission rules in its line of diesel cars.

Company CEO Matthias Mueller said Thursday that the company will introduce a whopping 30 models of electric car by 2025.

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