German cities to ban diesel cars following landmark court ruling

Madeleine Cuff
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City officials can immediately ban diesel cars from German streets in areas where air pollution breaches legal levels, in a ruling that deals further blow to ailing sector

German cities can place immediate bans on diesel cars to cut air pollution in urban centres, according to one of Germany's top courts. In a landmark ruling that could affect millions of drivers and...

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