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Volkswagen now has an extra week to finalize the “concrete” proposal to federal regulators regarding how to fix or buy back vehicles included in the diesel emissions controversy.

According to a court document that stated “given the highly technical nature of the proposed settlements in these complex proceedings,” U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer obliged the request for VW to submit its plan on June 28; a week later than the initial deadline of Tuesday set during the last legal proceedings on March 24.

Breyer ruled that the date of the next status conference would remain on June 30 with a hearing on preliminary approval to still be on July 26.

“Now, this proposal may include a vehicle buy-back plan or a fix approved by the relevant regulators that allows the cars to remain on the road with certain modifications or both or even other remedies,” Breyer said according to the court transcript posted after the March session.

While Volkswagen is busy trying to remedy the diesel vehicle situation, the OEM also shared aggressive objectives for a fleet of electric models with leadership in Germany planning to roll out more than 30 new e-vehicles by 2025.

VW said it has an annual electric unit sales target of 2 million to 3 million.

“Volkswagen has always enriched the lives of millions of people all over the world with its brands and products. Our aspiration is to continue that success story and play a leading role in shaping auto-mobility for future generations, too. This will require us — following the serious setback as a result of the diesel issue — to learn from mistakes made, rectify shortcomings and establish a corporate culture that is open, value-driven and rooted in integrity,” VW chief executive officer Matthias Müller said during the presentation of the new strategic direction in Wolfsburg, Germany.

After hearing from VW’s boss, analysts from Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader took a bit of a guarded take on Volkswagen’s new strategy that includes those greater investments into electric vehicles, services and more, as the automaker tries to recover from its emissions crisis. Previously, KBB estimated the diesel vehicle quandary could cost VW more than $7 billion.

“A move to electric vehicles might be a profitable venture in Europe, but such a move would have virtually no effect in reversing Volkswagen’s recent trend in North America in the wake of its emissions scandal, said Jack Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book.

“In the short- and even medium-term, EVs just won’t give VW the added volume it needs to regain its lost momentum. Further complicating this is the fact that it is nearly impossible to sell EVs at a profit in the United States,” Nerad continued.

Autotrader senior analyst Michelle Krebs touched on the fact that Volkswagen likely won’t be alone in outlining a similar manufacturing and sales strategy.

“Every automaker will need to shift toward more electrification to meet more stringent fuel economy and emission standards by 2025.  The problem is consumers are not buying them in great numbers, and some industry forecasts suggest those numbers will grow but still remain low,” Krebs said.

“Volkswagen’s challenge is exacerbated by the ugly diesel situation that has yet to be fully resolved and the distrust that has generated,” she went on to say. “It’s also not at all clear that Volkswagen loyalists will readily shift from buying VW diesels to VW electric cars.  Volkswagen has its work cut out in executing its new strategy.”