German car manufacturers also tested diesel emissions on humans, report finds

A view of a Volkswagen badge at a dealership in Ashford, Kent, as the company says 11 million vehicles worldwide are involved in a scandal surrounding emissions.
A view of a Volkswagen badge at a dealership in Ashford, Kent, as the company says 11 million vehicles worldwide are involved in a scandal surrounding emissions.

New revelations have left the German government criticising its indigenous car manufacturers, after discovering that a research group funded by Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW tested the effects of diesel fumes on humans.

The reports come just a day after the group was revealed to have tested the results of exhaust fumes on monkeys. The European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT) locked ten monkeys into airtight containers and forced them to breathe in exhaust fumes from a diesel VW Beetle.

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