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Diesel engines fitted with illegal software to cheat pollution tests have caused 16,000 deaths in France since 2009, according to the first study to calculate the human cost of the "Dieselgate" scandal that exposed widespread fraud by car manufacturers.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Assuming the calculations are correct, I think this kind of work is very important in holding people accountable. People, not faceless corporations.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Holy shit. Just in France. Imagine what it is worldwide.

this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
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