Diesel Polluting German Cities: GIVE US A BRAKE!
The German diesel car industry still claims its innocence on the air pollution accusations that have bombarded it in the past few years. But comes along a new player in the field – electric cars. How will the emerging e-car industry affect the people’s on-going demand for a greener Germany? Does a revolutionary e-car brake system – said to reduce fine particle emissions – have what it takes to replace diesel cars?
In the case of Stuttgart, arguably and ironically the capital of the German car industry with headquarters for Mercedes, Porsche and Bosch, the city went even further and banned the use of diesel combustion engines in the entire city and its suburbs.
There is a green revolution developing in the large cities of Germany. Following pressure from environmentalists and citizens who suffer from breathing difficulties such as asthma, pulmonary disease and allergies, many German city councils have taken drastic steps to disallow the use of diesel cars
