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Plugin Curtis
Whistler, Canada
Retired semiconductor engineering department head. BaSc Engineering Physics, M.Eng, M.S.A.T.
Interests: Renewable energy, electric vehicles, go-kart racing, chess, hiking, biking, skiing, eBikes, eHarley!
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Unfortunately, this is just one example where focusing solely on CO2 output per highway km (ie. cutting greenhouse gasses) has backfired, as overall pollution and other factors (such as diesel upstream environmental footprint) were ignored.
Any solution to Anthropogenic global warming should weigh environmental footprint (pre/during use/post use) as part of the decision making process!
German report on VW diesel scandal finds large gap between lab and real-world NOx emissions for German automakers; 630K vehicles in voluntary recall
A German inquiry launched as a result of the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal has [found](http://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2016/051-dobrindt-bericht-untersuchungskommission-volkswagen.html?linkToOverview=DE%2FPresse%2FPressemitteilungen%2Fpressemitteilungen_node.html%23id207...
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