German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged carmakers to develop cleaner cars more quickly to avoid a ban on diesel cars in cities. She said there was a collective social responsibility in Germany to fix the mistakes made in the car industry, whose reputation was hit by the diesel emissions scandal. The government is expected to approve new rules for vehicles with engines that run on compressed natural gas (CNG), which are already being phased out across Europe.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged carmakers to develop cleaner cars more quickly to avoid a ban on diesel cars in cities. She said there was a collective social responsibility in Germany to fix the mistakes made in the car industry, whose reputation was hit by the diesel emissions scandal. She added that the government was willing to help automakers make the change to low-emissions engines.