5,000 deaths annually from dieselgate in Europe

(International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) Excess emissions from diesel cars cause about 5,000 premature deaths annually across Europe, a new study shows.Higher exposure to secondary particles and ozone can be traced back to excess NOx emissions from diesel cars, vans and light commercial vehicles. With the EU's vehicle emission limits achieved on the road about 5,000 premature deaths could be avoided annually. If diesel cars emitted as little NOx as petrol cars, about 7,500 prematur...