France will impose three times the parking fee for SUVs and heavy electric vehicles due to environmental concerns.
The city of Paris, France, decided to start from September on more than 1Punitive parking fees are levied on 6-ton SUVs and large vehicles. Electric vehicles will also be suitable if they exceed 2 tons. France** and other countries are actually watching Paris's policy experiment in holding large cars accountable for aggravating environmental problems.
According to the new parking fee system, which will be applied from September this year, if you park a medium-sized and large SUV in the city center in front of Paris**, you will need to pay 6 euros per hour, but in the future, it will be increased by at least three times, that is, 18 euros per hour. Not only Paris, but also Bordeaux and Lyon are also pushing to raise parking fees for mid- and large-sized SUVs.
With the global popularity of SUVs, automakers are adding mid- to large-sized SUVs to their new vehicle lineups. SUVs are favored by many families because of their spacious interiors. Even in France, which traditionally prefers small cars, SUVs accounted for 46% of sales last year, a tenfold increase from 2007. In other European countries, only 10% of SUV sales increased annually in 2010, surpassing 50% last year.
The environmental group Greenpeace published research results last year that SUVs use 20% more fuel and carbon emissions are 12% more, and recommended reducing the production and use of SUVs. In order to meet these environmental constraints, automotive companies are turning SUVs into electric vehicles or adopting hybrid systems, emphasizing environmental friendliness.
But heavy vehicles also emit more pollutants, such as brake pad and tire dust. In addition, the road breakage rate is also higher. Even small cars, close to 2 tons of electric cars will not be able to get rid of this problem, so similar punitive parking fees will be applied to medium and large electric vehicles.
The City of Paris had planned to apply this parking fee system from January 1 of this year, but it was postponed due to opposition to **, and finally after a vote by residents, it ended up with 54A 5% vote in favor barely passed. Conversely, nearly half of the inhabitants of Paris are still opposed.
This policy change in France is also bound to guide auto brands to develop lighter new energy models. In fact, now new energy vehicles more than 2 tons of situations abound, especially now many Chinese high-end new energy vehicles, even can reach more than 3 tons of weight. This will undoubtedly lead to an increase in power consumption, an increase in the rate of tire wear, as well as the compliance of the brake pads and the compliance of the suspension. So from the perspective of environmental protection, the consideration of France is not unreasonable.