turbolite:
The VW Diesel debacle will lead to a quick demise of this engine type worldwide and an even faster rise of the Hybrid/Electric cars. The German governement will push it more than ever before after this scandal. As a result German car producers will go after Tesla much more agressively in the next years than they would have otherwise... and Germany will probably be on top of this technology very soon... (as they have mostly been in automotive)
Maybe. Right now, I rather think that the Diesel car market will take a hit and even worse will be the market for used Diesel cars. I also can imagine that the government may actually raise taxes for Diesel fuel and Diesel cars, just to make a point, resulting in a much higher demand for gasoline operated cars.
Maybe time to buy a Diesel now at a big discount. 
Joking aside, Diesel is, has and always be hazardous to the health. Not sure how Diesel cars took off so much but the main reason may be the fact that they consume less (vs. gasoline operated cars) and Diesel costs also less (in Germany for example, maybe not in all countries). This will surely change (hopefully).
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