German cities face driving bans for diesel passenger cars in order to meet European Union air quality limit values.
By Joern Kassow
The German Federal Administrative Court recently made a fundamental ruling stating that diesel driving bans are generally admissible. German cities may consider general off-limit areas for diesel fueled cars, as well as partial driving bans on certain heavily used streets.
Currently, approximately 70 German cities do not meet the EU’s nitrogen dioxide air quality limit values. To tackle