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Re:The end of cool small cars by kolektiv on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:35AM (#37319914)
I'm not sure the middle classes are likely to be hit by ULEZ anyway - it hits vehicles older than a certain age, primarily - not many of those Chelsea Tractors are likely to fall foul of it. While I agree with ULEZ, I will admit it's quite regressive - the people with old/polluting vehicles are, in many cases, those least able to afford anything better and/or the charge. Public transport should be much better, but that's way beyond the scope of something the mayor can quickly impact.
Re:The end of cool small cars by stuaxo on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:30PM (#37330483)
We need the need to follow Paris's lead and tax by weight - damage to roads follows a 4th power law, so very from a dumb immediate economic POV this makes sense.
Re:The end of cool small cars by porkbeer on Thursday August 31, 2023 @09:42AM (#37337017)
Add to that the production of newer ones just negated the effeciency gain.