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• DanBC 11y ago
  Air pollution kills 60,000 people per year: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/air-pollution-to-blame-for-60000-early-deaths-per-year-government-to-be-warned-9893810.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/air-pollution... NO2 kills about 2,600 people each year in London. > The effects of the gas are particularly pronounced in London, where the Greater London Authority already recognises that it prematurely kills 2,600 Londoners each year; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/volkswagen/11899676/The-statistics-about-diesel-are-crystal-clear.-Its-deadly.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/volksw... Across Europe this is easily tens of thousands of people and it's easily an order of magnitude over 150.
  • LoSboccacc 11y ago
    NOx emission from road cars is only a percentage of air NOx > like, 34% [1] VW market share is about 20% of that [2] so about 4000 deaths if they polluted their fair share, but since they polluted 20% to 40% more that's about 2000/year additional deaths? numbers are all over the place however, too many uncertainties and unmeasurable factors. also my number doesn't come anywhere close to other estimates[3] [1] http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/aqeg/nd-summary.pdf http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/aqeg/nd-... [2] http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/UK-market-share-2014.png http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/... [3] http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-estimate-the-death-toll-of-the-volkswagen-emissions-cheating-scandal http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-estimate-the-death-to...