It includes electric vehicles over two tonnes, and hybrids over 1.6 tonnes
idealotus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think restrictions like these should also include SUV EVs. Safety is the bigger priority than incentivizing a few more EV sales and in the future, there may only be EVs anyway.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Salvo@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Oversized vehicles are just as destructive to the environment, regardless of whether they are EV or not. In order to move that much mass, they require exponentially more electricity, which results in increased battery size and therefore more mass.
This isn’t a flaw EVs per se, it is a flaw of obnoxiously obese vehicles.
skydivekingair@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well they also exempt taxis and city residents so it’s not about safety or the environment it’s about the money.
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 months ago
All SUV should be banned, but at least city residents pay taxes to the city. Sub urbanites think that they own the city and try to force it’s habitats to accept an insecure, congested, and contaminated city because is comfortable for them. If you don’t want to live in the city, it’s OK, but don’t pretend the city have to back forward for you (not talking about you personally, talking about people who lives in suburbs).
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but where I live rent in the city works out to about two thirds of my annual income and I have a well paying job (above average for my city).
So - living in the suburbs is not really a life style choice. I can afford a very comfortable home in the outer suburbs, while in the inner city I could only afford to rent a small bedroom with a shared kitchen/bathroom.
And while I love cycling to work I can’t do it every day, because it takes almost 4 hours (two hours each direction). I can take a bus, but that’s even slower (since I have to go to the CBD first, then take another bus across town to the non-CBD area where I work). The bus also costs more than twice as much as driving. Driving, by the way, takes 30 minutes.
Katana314@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The described use cases of SUVs way out in the beyond make sense to me - what doesn’t is the expectation that ANY vehicle is a one-size fits all. What if you want to go visit relatives in Alaska? Is an SUV really the most suitable thing for the trip? Obviously not - you’re taking a plane.
If someone is spending a lot of time in that sort of environment, and frequently needs to bring large items, I can almost kind of appreciate that need for a big vehicle. But no one, including that person, really needs to take an SUV downtown. There are many people out in suburbs that enjoy having a car, but still only take it to their closest train stop when getting into the city. And, the vast majority of SUV users don’t need to haul an entire kitchen for most of their trips; yet this still weighs against the risk of accidents those people have.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Since I live in the outer suburbs anyway, with nice wide roads, unlimited free parking, I choose to take advantage of it by spending a lot of time outdoors where if you want a cold beer, you need to bring a fridge. If you want a hot meal, you need to bring a full kitchen. If you want to take a canoe out the water, you need to bring a canoe with you, etc etc. So, we have an SUV. And we’re not going to give it up. Sorry.
This is the most suburban description of spending time outdoors I’ve ever seen.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Not being snarky: if it were about the money, would city residents NOT be exempt?
skydivekingair@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No good point, I appreciate discussions!
I think they know if it didn’t exempt city residents there would be enough backlash from eligible voters it wouldn’t pass. Seeing as it’s a fine and not a ban it can have secondary effects of improving safety and the environment but primarily it will raise money.
frezik@midwest.social 7 months ago
I’d love it if there were a wide range of offerings for EVs that aren’t crossovers/SUVs. Once you take them off the list, it’s slim pickings. Doubly so if you want range over 200mi, and doubly so again if you refuse to buy a Tesla.
“You can try the Mustang Mach-E, that doesn’t have much SUV in it.”
spookex@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Honestly, they should just ban all SUVs from entering altogether.
Not because of the environment or safety, just because I hate that everything is an SUV these days and they are boring af
MountainTurkey@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
It’s the carcinization of vehicles, they’ve all become the same thing.
SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
Looks at Rivian, Hummer EV, and Cybertruck having crab walk features… yeah
Noodle07@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Omg it happened again!
WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That would mean lots of people would have to buy a new car, which is much worse for the environment than to keep driving an SUV
Katana314@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Or people could just take the train or walk.
Remember, we’re talking about Paris, not a third world country in North America.
WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They can, but will they?
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 7 months ago
So, you’re saying I need to buy two cars if I want to be able to drive into the city? How is that a good idea?
TheBat@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Cool. Let idiots put some more money into economy. Or they can ask for public transport.