For several years, SUVs have been the number one enemy of destruction. Because they are considered too big, too heavy, and too polluting, they are blamed for all of Earth’s ills, and especially for contributing to global warming. However, their market share continues to grow, while almost all manufacturers offer this body type in their catalog. And we can’t say we like it selected ecologists. If they can’t do anything about buying these cars, they still want to convince motorists by taxing them more than others. In any case, he launched this idea David Belliarddeputy mayor of Paris for transport.

📰 Heavy and bulky SUVs contradict the city’s adaptation to climate change. They are not normal in a city like Paris.
I will return to this in this article. @lemondefragainst SUVs in the city, the protest is growing⤵️https://t.co/nmnbPcja1M pic.twitter.com/xQ3oS1I4Cc

— David Belliard (@David_Belliard) February 26, 2023

More expensive parking

The latter, known for his polemical statements, really claimed ” see if we can for example integrate criteria such as weight criteria for the price of parking“. Thus, it may happen that one day SUV owners will have to pay more to be able to park. When we know itan hour of parking can cost up to 6 euros, it starts to hurt a lot. But this idea is not new and has never been used until now. But, obviously, it is possible that it will happen in the next few years.

New tax

But that’s not all, because the chosen one also wants it models with increased tax, to compensate for the increase in price of the Navigo Pass. He then explains that “ If we do nothing, it is not €84.10 Navigo pass. It will be 100, 110, 120 euros“. According to him, it is then necessary diversify financing methods, in particular, around environmental and redistributive taxation » in particular, taxation “SUVs, (…) especially in the city, where they are unsuitable and pollute the environment a lot. “The kerosene tax is also a track.”