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03 May 2017

ā€œFirst city utters driving bans: Hamburg blocks two main thoroughfares for diesel carsā€

Spiegel Online

Hamburg is the first German city to ban older diesel cars from main thoroughfares all year round to improve local air quality, reports Nils-Viktor Sorge for Spiegel Online. Even though only two roads are affected, the decision ā€œhas a highly symbolic significance. The discussion about possible driving bans has already sent shockwaves to the car industryā€, writes Sorge.
A survey revealed this week that only two in five diesel car drivers plan to stick with the technology when buying their next car. Stuttgart, the home of carmakers Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, said earlier this year it would ban older diesel cars in the city centre when pollution is heavy from 2018.

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