Volkswagen Clean Diesel

Volkswagen

Volkswagen

BROKEN
"TDI Clean Diesel - environmentally friendly, 50-state compliant"
Made
Jan 1, 2009
Deadline
Sep 18, 2015

Context

VW marketed "Clean Diesel" as eco-friendly. Defeat devices allowed 40x more emissions than standards. 11M vehicles affected. $32B+ total cost.

3

Prediction Market

Market resolved

Resolved: Broken
Promise Breakers Won!
KEEP BREAK
65% 35%
Total Pool
135,488 SLING
Stakers
28
Resolved
Feb 1, 2026

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