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Re:Diesel cars can be banned from German cities, court rules by mtgx on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @08:03AM (#16472989)
Diesel cars produce less CO2, and I believe that's only because diesel engines use less fuel than gas engines (about 40% less). This was the idea behind "diesel being cleaner".

However, diesel is way more dangerous to human life because of the NOx particles. This is why diesel cars will now be the first to go.

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Re:Diesel cars can be banned from German cities, court rules by ygra on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @08:43AM (#16473219)
> because of the NOx particles

You may be lumping two things together there: (NOₓ) NO and NO₂, as well as particulate matter. Those are different products of the combustion, with different environmental and health effects.

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