Germany To Join Others In The EU And Ban Diesel Engined Cars

ermany will introduce a ban on the sale of new diesel-engined cars in the future, according to German chancellor Angela Merkel - but no timeline has been set for the move.

In an interview with German magazine Superille, Merkel said that the UK’s move to prevent new pure diesel and petrol cars from being sold from 2040 was “the right approach”. The French government has also announced plans to ban new diesel cars by 2040.

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Vette71 - 8/15/2017 10:09:19 AM

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Another headline that needs editing. The omission of "PURE" diesel as well as "PURE petrol" is rather critical as to what the article is about. The future belongs to a mix of hybrids and EVs. Note the reference to diesels being better for less CO2, (global warming) which is why Europe embraced them in the first place.

HenryN - 8/15/2017 11:01:06 AM

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With Germany joining the other EU countries, 2017 will mark the beginning of the end for Internal Combustion Engines. Diesel obviously is the first to go, and gasoline ICE will shortly join it in the afterlife.

qwertyfla - 8/16/2017 11:35:46 AM

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Kind of like getting all religious after you have made your billions...

Nothing more than PR damage control.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 8/17/2017 8:58:20 PM

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ICE engines in "pure" vehicles will likely be sold in 2040 and right up to midnight of the deadline date. Just a hunch...