Hamburg on Thursday became the first German city to impose a partial ban on diesel vehicles as part of the country’s much-debated move to improve air quality. All diesel vehicles that do not meet the Euro-6 emissions standards are affected by the Hamburg ban. “Less than a third of the diesel vehicles registered in the city at the beginning of the year meet the standard,’’ the Federal Motor Transport Authority said. Pressure has been building on major German cities to improve their air quality and diesel vehicles have been a key target of the authorities due to their nitrogen oxide emissions. After a long-running legal battle, cities were given the green-light to impose diesel bans by a Constitutional Court decision in February.

Source: Punch May 31, 2018 10:07 UTC