The end for diesel cars?

Useful resources in the light of the VW pollution scandal .....

"Regulators around the world and Volkswagen's shareholders have now clocked the seriousness of the crisis that started enveloping the company. The admission that it had installed so-called "defeat software" ( or a defeat device ) on some of its cars to cheat US emissions tests has escalated, spreading to countries beyond the US and potentially to companies beyond VW. Here's our Technology Editor David Grossman report, and Evan Davis in discussion with Professor David Bailey from Aston University" ............

A scathing report on why testing of new cars is "not fit for purpose" given here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34340301