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Bike-friendly Paris votes on triple parking fees for SUVs (www.reuters.com)

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Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether large SUVs should be subject to a threefold increase in parking charges as the French capital presses on with long-term plans to become a fully bikeable city.

The referendum, less than a year after city residents voted to ban e-scooters, aims to triple parking fees for cars of 1.6 tonnes and more to 18 euros ($19) an hour in order to discourage "bulky, polluting" cars, City Hall said.

The new tariff would also apply to electric cars of 2 tonnes and more.

"Heavier, more dangerous, more polluting ... SUVs are an environmental disaster," Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said on X.

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[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think there's a gas SUV that weighs less than 1.6 tonnes, is there?

[–] tomjs 1 points 2 years ago

Only very few. The only one that comes to mind is the Audi Q3, but it's actually a relatively safe car with a 5 star safety rating. Still... it's an SUV.