- 21 Jan 2011 04:07
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The most beautiful big city in the world is thinking about banning the ugliest vehicle type. Montreal is usually a few years behind these Paris trends so... let it be me next! "The City with No SUVs".
"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.
The New York Times wrote:Paris Considers a Ban on S.U.V.’s
By NICK KURCZEWSKI
"I’m sorry, but having a sport utility vehicle in a city makes no sense"
The City of Lights could soon become the city without S.U.V.’s.
Government officials in Paris are considering putting in effect a series of regulations that would heavily tax, or completely ban, S.U.V.’s and high-polluting, old diesel vehicles from entering the city center.
Details of the proposed plan — the hours during which charges would apply, the fee amount and the charge-zone boundaries, for starters — are still being determined.
Many modern S.U.V.’s are built with the same engines and transmissions found in sedans and crossover vehicles. A car technically classified a subcompact but fitted with a high-horsepower gasoline engine could be allowed a free pass, despite polluting more than a cleaner-running but larger S.U.V. Therefore, a blanket ban seems unlikely. The objective of any proposed legislation seems primarily intended to alleviate urban congestion, no matter the type of vehicle.
Such unknows nevertheless have not stopped French politicians from taking aim. “I’m sorry, but having a sport utility vehicle in a city makes no sense,” said Denis Baupin, deputy mayor of Paris, in an interview with RTL radio from December. “Sell it and buy a vehicle that’s compatible with city life,” Mr. Baupin advised owners of high-polluting vehicles. This could include old diesels, whose carbon emissions were notoriously higher before more stringent emissions standards took effect.
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The most beautiful big city in the world is thinking about banning the ugliest vehicle type. Montreal is usually a few years behind these Paris trends so... let it be me next! "The City with No SUVs".
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"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.