Apologies, you are correct - he was prosecuted for failing to warn shareholders about the financial impact of the emissions scandal, not for taking part in the scandal itself.

As for coal - Germany accounts for 45% of all coal consumed in the EU, so Mr. Diess can look much closer to home. Secondly - it's meaningless anyway, until the very energy-intensive materials that comprise an EV are not made in Asian countries that burn an astronomical amount of coal to power their industries.