Environment minister Schulze says German carmakers can afford diesel hardware retrofitting
Germany鈥檚 environment minister Svenja Schulze says the carmakers implicated in the ongoing diesel emissions fraud scandal are capable of financing a hardware retrofitting of manipulated cars, news agency dpa reports in an article carried by Spiegel Online. 鈥淭he coalition treaty says that we want to retrofit the vehicles if this is technically possible and economically viable,鈥� Schulze says, adding that 鈥渂oth conditions are fulfilled.鈥� Costs per vehicle amount to 1,000 to 3,000 euro, according to a government report. The social democratic minister said this was not too much to protect public health and avoid driving bans, which in turn would diminish the value of affected diesel cars. The costs could be reduced if carmakers cooperate, Schulze said. 鈥淲hat is clear is that the manufacturers have to pay for retrofitting as they have caused this problem.鈥�
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See the 威力彩玩法 factsheet on diesel driving bans for background.