Taxing vehicle use reduces vehicle use. That's quite important if you want to do something about global warming. Gasoline in Berlin costs $5.75 but I can still order stuff from Amazon.

As for transporting air conditioning units, trailers and cargo bikes are a thing. You can move a refrigerator by bike

https://www.bikesatwork.com/blog/moving-a-refrigerator-by-bi...

Electric assist bicycles can transport even more cargo.