Does Anne Hidalgo’s electric car really weigh more than the SUV she plans to drive out of Paris?
Kenzo Triboillard / AFP
As a “citizen’s vote” for the “heaviest” SUV takes place this Sunday, some are delighted to see the mayor of Paris driving around in an electric car, which they claim is just as heavy.
A hospital that doesn’t care about charity? Anne Hidalgo’s detractors seem to think together. While the city of Paris is proposing – through this second “citizen’s vote” to be held this Sunday – “To create a special rate for large vehicles to limit their presence in the city and the nuisance they create”Some defenders of SUVs (for sport utility vehicles, Editor’s note) confirm that the company car used by the capital’s mayor – an electric Renault Zoe – is in fact “Heavier than most SUVs”. According to him, the average weight of this off-road car will be as follows: “1200 kg” When Zoe “Weight is 1500 kg empty”.
This information, if it turns out to be true, would undermine some of the main points of the councilor’s argument against SUVs: especially those who claim that these cars do justice. “Heavy, Heavy and Polluting” will damage roadways and sidewalks, but also ensure that they will be more…
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