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by autobahn 3888 days ago
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Air pollution kills 60,000 people per year: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/air-pollution...

NO2 kills about 2,600 people each year in London.

> The effects of the gas are particularly pronounced in London, where the Greater London Authority already recognises that it prematurely kills 2,600 Londoners each year;

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/volksw...

Across Europe this is easily tens of thousands of people and it's easily an order of magnitude over 150.

NOx emission from road cars is only a percentage of air NOx > like, 34% [1]

VW market share is about 20% of that [2]

so about 4000 deaths if they polluted their fair share, but since they polluted 20% to 40% more that's about 2000/year additional deaths?

numbers are all over the place however, too many uncertainties and unmeasurable factors.

also my number doesn't come anywhere close to other estimates[3]

[1] http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/aqeg/nd-...

[2] http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/...

[3] http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-estimate-the-death-to...