Diesel deal is a “rotten compromise” – opinion
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The government’s diesel deal will not tame the anger of diesel drivers because only one in 10 are likely to be offered incentives to trade in their old car against a more recent model, writes Holger Steltzner in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “Politicians and carmakers have both ruined the good reputation of Germany’s key industry, and therefore also the leadership in diesel technology,” writes Steltzner. Even though a new generation of diesel cars promises to be clean and the technology could help to lower CO2 emissions, “diesel no longer has a future”.
Read the commentary in German here.
Find background in the article Germany’s ‘huge step’ to solve diesel crisis leaves NGOs unconvinced.
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