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[-] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

There are many issues with ICE cars, and it wouldn't surprise if one of the main motivations behind the ban is to lessen dependence on fossil fuels.

This is a fairly low risk step to see if deliveries and short range transport will switch into EV. It also lowers a lot of air pollution and noise, it looks suitably progressive and is easily reversible if shit goes wrong.

[-] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 0 points 1 year ago

For sure, good optics even though I argue that this basically means poorer people aren't allowed to drive in the city only people rich enough to buy the right via a (relatively) expensive BEV. Sure the Renault Zoey exist and similar but on the whole BEVs are significantly more expensive.

As for noise this might be true at the low speeds of the city center but keep in mind that on high ways BEVs make more noise than ICE vehicles due to the aforementioned increased mass, on average. High speeds it's tyre friction and air friction which is the noise driver and not engine sounds.

[-] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Good thing this is for a dozen city blocks at the center of an organically grown city then.

Walkable in about 15 minutes, and no highways.

[-] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

and no highways.

Well, the E4 years through parts of the city like a sad scar in Essingeleden, so that's not quite true.

Unless you're talking about the zone where ICE cars will be banned, in which case - yes indeed. I believe one of the exits of Klaratunneln is located inside the zone, but that's not quite a highway, just highway-adjecent.

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