Mercedes set to pay $2.2B in US diesel settlements, as it slowly pivots to EVs

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 4MaticAs Mercedes-Benz takes tentative steps toward an electrified future, it will first exorcise a ghost from its diesel-powered past. On Thursday, the automaker announced that it will pay $2.2 billion to settle a diesel-emissions cheating scandal in the United States. The settlement addresses claims involving emissions-control systems on 250,000...