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VW diesel scandal and climate change: can increased independent car checks lead to cleaner mobility?

December 13, 2017 by Chris Anyfantis Leave a Comment

It was last Thursday when the European Parliament together with the Council and the Commission agreed to enhance the car testing system by providing extra checks to the cars that are or will be placed in the market based on the proposal of the European Commission made on January 2016. Despite the fact that this […]

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