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   Jean-Francois Mezei (jfmezei@mstdn.ca)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 18:20:55 JST Jean-Francois Mezei

   • Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱

   Le Monde has good video on the problem with ever bigger cars in Europe
   TLDR: EU rules base allowed emissions on mass, so manufacturer increase mass to be allowed more emissions. le Monde initially blames forced addition of catalytic converter and ABS brakes that add uch weight but then go on to the other reasons.

   français 9.40 https://youtu.be/5wdWcQPEGTY

   (you can get Mr Google to turn on subtitles and then get him to translate to English if nevessary). @notjustbikes

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     Jean-Francois Mezei (jfmezei@mstdn.ca)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 18:21:58 JST Jean-Francois Mezei

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     • Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱

     The other aspect Le Monde raises is that small car manufacurers had to raise prices proportionally more to integrate new EU pollution controls but with no room for added luxury vs larger cars so the sales of smaller cars dwindled because less attractive. @notjustbikes

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     Jean-Francois Mezei (jfmezei@mstdn.ca)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 18:21:58 JST Jean-Francois Mezei

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     • Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱

     On February 4th, a referendum in paris is being held on the issue of extra parking fees for SUVs.

     Paris web site on referendum (français): https://www.paris.fr/pages/plus-ou-moins-de-suv-les-parisiens-et-parisiennes-sont-invites-a-voter-le-4-fevrier-25381

     Question: « Pour ou contre la création d’un tarif spécifique pour le stationnement des voitures individuelles lourdes, encombrantes, polluantes ? »
     ( “For or against the creation of a specific rate for the parking of heavy, bulky, polluting individual cars? »)

     @notjustbikes

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