> banned all the old and badly tuned cars in the inner cities, with significant success Too bad a recent study found that diesel cars (PKW) are much more pollu

> banned all the old and badly tuned cars in the inner cities, with significant success Too bad a recent study found that diesel cars (PKW) are much more polluting than previously thought (article in German). [0] They're even worse for emissions than modern trucks (LKW), at least in Europe. We traded a very well known pollution source (old and/or badly tuned cars) for a new and previously unknown pollution source (diesel cars). I do honestly think this is the beginning of the end for diesel cars. VW scandal aside, they're just more harmful than previously thought. For me personally I'm excited for electric cars to reduce noise pollution in the city. You don't realize how loud normal cars are until you've ridden in an electric car, like a Tesla. It's night and day. [0] http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/diesel-pkw-stossen-teils-mehr-stickoxide-aus-als-lkw-a-1128839.html http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/diesel-pkw-stossen-teils-...