Volkswagen AG confessed last fall to installing “defeat devices” in diesel cars that overrode nitrogen-oxide controls. For these sins of emission, VW has agreed to compensate consumers and perform green acts of contrition including promoting electric cars, which may be another way for the government to supercharge Elon Musk’s Tesla.
The German auto maker’s $14.7 billion settlement (not including attorneys’ fees) resolves consumer class-action lawsuits as well as charges by the Environmental Protection Agency, the…
