The citizens of Paris recently approved a significant increase in parking fees for heavy vehicles in a recent referendum, even though the voter turnout for this referendum was only 57%, but 54 of those who voted5% support plans to increase parking fees. The main thrust of the plan is to drive large SUVs out of the French capital, and proponents of higher parking fees argue that large SUVs consume too much fuel and pose a greater safety threat to pedestrians and other pedestrians.
According to Sky News, the results of the vote showed that the parking fee for the first two hours of Suvsuv cars was 18 euros per hour, and the average car in the same parking space was 6 euros per hour, with the exception of Suvsuv cars with special permits. If the stay is extended to 6 hours, parking is 75 euros for a normal car and 225 euros for a SUV car**.
The plan was supported by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, who set up sidewalks on many streets of Paris during her ten years as mayor. The city's new parking regulations are intended to encourage people entering the capital from the suburbs to use public transport and not drive; Parisians will not be affected by the new parking system.
It's not just SUVs that are affected by higher parking fees, as any internal combustion engine car weighing more than 1,600 kilograms from outside Paris will have to pay higher fees. This means that many of the current generation of mid-size cars will pay expensive parking fees, such as the entry-level BMW 320d sedan that already weighs 1,670 kilograms.
While EVs don't emit exhaust gases, the new regulations will also affect heavier EVs in addition to the lightest EVs. Although the weight limit for electric vehicles is somewhat relaxed compared to gasoline vehicles, all electric vehicles weighing more than 2,000kg will have to pay three times the parking fee.