Decades of diesel use in Europe have created a public health crisis
Has the anti-Diesel hysteria reached its peak yet? Some food for thought:<p>- gasoline direct injection engines produce much more harmful particulate matter than current diesel engines (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_direct_injection#Emissions" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_direct_injection#Emis...</a>), plus some carcinogenic gases like benzoapyrene.<p>- a lot of the particulate matter emitted by cars comes from brake and tire wear, which even electric cars have (<a href="https://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/04/20160418-pm10.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/04/20160418-pm10.html</a>).<p>So blaming it all on Diesel engines is a bit short-sighted...