Yeah, this whole dieselgate thing. So many people to blame, including the politicians that created an unrealistic threshold and VW's audacity. And their response is about as bad as it could be... they should have probably taken the opportunity to go all-in on electric. Whatever we like about our diesels (other than the noise, emissions, and maintenance), an electric car is more of that.
More torque, lower cost (ymmv), less maintenance.
I used $1k of my VW money last spring to get my Tesla Model 3 reservation (the rest bought my daughter a nicely priced Subaru Outback) and took care of my 80k mile DSG service.
Last night, I drove a Tesla for the first time (a Model S), and I am thinking that I am getting one... now I just have to figure out the particulars... like new versus used. Running the numbers, buying before the end of April seems like it might be the last best chance to get a new one. Free supercharging (there is one on the way home, so I won't even be charging at home), and the full tax credit is still here. And now, the Model S and X come standard with AWD. A Model 3 like that would be about $60K, and it would still be a Model 3... and I would get no free super charging (well, a small amount free per year) and likely no tax credit.
I drove a P100D, but the test drive models have software settings to make it perform like whatever model they set, so I drove it like a 75D, and I never punched it all the way, and it was amazing, even still, which is what I would be buying. They will let me transfer my reservation, and then put down the remainder of the deposit. Delivery would be in June. I need to run some more numbers today.