But electric cars lack all tailpipe emissions. 2 tons is just slightly heavier than a Tesla Model Y, a compact SUV barely large enough for a family of 4 (you don't want to be the person sitting between the child seats in the back, trust me). This is about social signaling, not air pollution.
What does the size of the car have to do with pollution? My point was that EVs (even 2 ton EVs) cause much less pollution than even very compact ICE cars. If the parking fees are about the size of cars, then they should be taxed by volume or footprint area.
Because heavy electric cars still pollute more than light electric cars through tire and brake particles. Taxing by size would be neat, but I understand that that would make the calculation even more complicated.
Why is it a huge problem? A 2 ton Model Y produces much less pollution than an ICE compact car. My feeling is that you don't like certain cars and don't care about pollution at all.
Your detective powers have revealed my inner secret. I don't like big cars...
Because they care bad for the environment. Because they take up a lot of space. Because they are unsafe, especially for others.
Tire and road particles are quite serious. You are correct that an ICE car is worse, and yes in a perfect world we'd ban them entirely. But there are many reasons for why that is difficult. Paying a small tax for extravagant vehicles for the greater good of a community is not a problem.
If anything 2 tons is way too much. We need more incentives to make light vehicles. Not just deterrents for way too big cars.
> A 2 ton Model Y produces much less pollution than an ICE compact car.
Because a 1.5t Zoe pollutes even less :P We can argue about the cut-off line, but it'll be arbitrary - the only thing for certain is that the mayor seems to agree with the sentiment.
