How clean are new diesel cars?

New research finds cars using the controversial fuel produce ‘almost no NOx gases’

Diesel pump
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The latest diesel-engined cars from motoring giants BMW, Mercedes and Vauxhall produce “almost no nitrogen oxides [NOx]”, a study has found.

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