Would-be German government agrees on policy for cars with excess emissions

BERLIN - 2 February 2018: Germany's would-be coalition partners agreed on Friday on an environmental policy in which cars with excess emissions would be refitted rather than taken off the road.

In a coalition paper seen by Reuters, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) also said they would aim to promote the use of electric vehicles, in particular by fostering the introduction of more electric taxis, buses and delivery vehicles.