You might have thought that VW was one of the greenest car companies out there, but did you know they only stepped up to make their cars more efficient when they were forced to do so?

你或许曾经认为大众是世界上最绿色的汽车公司，但你知道吗？他们只是在被迫之下才迈出制造更有能效汽车的脚步的？

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Then VW tried to take over Porsche, but that deal also stalled until Porsche's boss and finance chief resigned last month.

之后大众又尝试控股保时捷，然而这笔交易也一度搁浅，直到上个月保时捷的总裁和财务总监双双辞职。

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VW tell us they want to help the planet, but use their Dark Side powers to persuade politicians not to act on CO2.

大众告诉我们，他们希望帮助地球，但是他们的黑暗力量说服了政客，不让他们对二氧化碳采取行动。

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But VW is making progress since that tally marks a 37% jump from the same period a year ago.

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Again, this is just a concept, so no guarantees we'll ever see this on the road, but a VW rep commented that they hope to see this in production in a year or two.

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The Skoda Octavia is built from the same basic parts as the more expensive VW Golf, but finish, add-ons and marketing have made both models successful in their respective slots.

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