Interesting article.

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According to the paper, the manufacturers agreed that ‘the use of a particulate filter should be avoided in the gasoline engine’ in logs that date from around 2009. It also states that the manufacturers ‘support a common approach’ on the introduction of the technology.

In addition, the manufacturers agreed on a "political lobbying strategy in Brussels", which would help to delay stronger limits for the emission of particles in gasoline engines as long as possible. This is stated in the documents available to the EU Commission: "The goal of avoiding cost-intensive measures such as particle filters is confirmed,’ they state.

Interesting.