According to Touring, motorists have been “forced to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) for environmental reasons. However, to obtain a modern and safer electric EV, heavy batteries, driver assistance technologies and raised cockpits for better visibility This has weight and requires space!”
Taxation, differentiated parking, total ban: the hunt for SUVs is on again
“A real economic and social hostage” of motorists
Touring believes that banning SUVs in the city would also have an underestimated economic impact. “The increasing difficulty of accessing city centers by car is often cited as co-responsible for the closure of many businesses and hospitality establishments. If, in addition to These constraints, we target SUV owners, a significant part of consumers, feeling excluded, will choose to go shopping elsewhere, thus amplifying economic losses in urban centers.”
Touring therefore refuses to accept this “absurd logic” which represents, according to it, a “real economic and social hostage” of motorists. “It is irresponsible to target SUVs without taking into account the broader context of mobility in the city. The reflection must not be limited to SUVs alone. It must include an objective analysis of the impact of infrastructure, other types of vehicles heavy, like delivery vans multiplied by the boom in e-commerce. It is by adopting a global and non-ideological approach that we can truly improve security, the quality of life in cities and maintain the economic attractiveness of our centers. urban.”
Mileage tax and the hunt for SUVs: what Elke Vanden Brandt's note contains
