"As far as I'm concerned it's not about immediately refitting all diesels in Germany," Schulze said. "I advocate a step-wise plan to refit diesels where the air is particularly bad... The total costs would then be in the low single-digit billions. "While she conceded the government had no legal means to force carmakers to follow her plan, she said they were under a moral obligation to do so. "Germany's second largest city, Hamburg, will ban the most polluting diesel vehicles from two major streets from May 31, a move that could spur others to follow suit and raise pressure on carmakers to consider vehicle refits.

Source: The Star May 27, 2018 21:56 UTC