“Attack on diesel”
Handelsblatt
Partial diesel bans aimed at improving local air quality are possible in most of Germany’s 20 largest cities, according to a survey by business daily Handelsblatt. 13 cities told the paper they would consider such bans, five said they were undecided and three said they were against bans. “Daimler, BMW and the VW Group are under enormous pressure. The discussion about driving bans unsettles their customers,” the double page report says.
Read the report in German (behind paywall) here.
For background read the CLEW dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.
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