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It’s hard to imagine, but 2017 will mark the 20th anniversary of the debut of Toyota’s first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the Prius, way back in 1997. Since then, hybrids, and the electrification of the automobile in general, have become almost ho-hum.

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Here's a link to today's NY Times article on the agreement between Volkswagen and US authorities on remedies for US owners of the "rigged emissions test" diesel cars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/business/international/volkswagen-emissions-settlement.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

The deal provides for a fix for the 2.0 liter diesel engines or buyback of the cars. It does not address the (fewer, I think) 3.2 liter engines.

The article does not contain a link to the text of the agreement (that I could find, anyway)--if anyone finds such a link, please post it.