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David Bailey
David Bailey is professor of industry at the Aston Business School
September 2015
Could the Volkswagen scandal power an electric car breakthrough?
David Bailey
By subsidising diesel, Europe has slowed the transition to hybrids and electric cars. With diesel’s future in doubt, their moment may have come
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