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> DHL has famously chosen StreetScooter instead of VW to built their last-mile fleet and the top brass in VW were also famously upset about this.

Any reason this is substantial news? People choose other vehicles over VW all the time, it's normally down to price.

> perhaps because VW insisted on keeping diesels alive longer than it made any sense.

Anything to back up this statement? They seem to have been doing well lately [1](https://www.ft.com/content/6e31d4e2-fb5f-11e7-9b32-d7d59aace...)



> Any reason this is substantial news?

Yes, because they've already conquered a decent part of the market:

https://www.treehugger.com/cars/one-europes-top-selling-elec...

> Anything to back up this statement?

Um, diesel scandal? People in jail? Brand image hurt? Isn't this enough?




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