Carmakers should stop producing the diesel “self-deception machine” – opinion
Handelsblatt
Car drivers, politicians and the car industry itself all fell for the diesel engine’s supposed fuel efficiency but were deceived, because making them clean with expensive hardware retrofits will push up fuel consumption, writes Martin Murphy in a commentary in Handelsblatt. “Given the financial liability for the industry and clients, and the non-existent environmental advantages, the diesel is obsolete. Carmakers would be well advised to draw the obvious conclusion and transfer the money for its development into other areas.”
Read the commentary in German here.
Find background in the article Germany’s ‘huge step’ to solve diesel crisis leaves NGOs unconvinced and the dossier BMW, Daimler, and VW vow to fight in green transport revolution.
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