In the case of Palma, the town hall is due to complete its sustainable urban mobility plan by the middle of this year. As part of this plan, the low-emission zone has already been identified - the central area within the Avenidas.
Further to the state law, the traffic directorate has established environmental categories for vehicles. These labels, the directorate says, are a way of classifying vehicles according to their energy efficiency, taking into account their environmental impact. They positively discriminate in favour of vehicles that are more respectful of the environment and become an "effective instrument at the service of municipal policies" when it comes to restricting traffic in low-emission zones.
One of the directorate's categories is O or Eco for battery-powered and plug-in electric cars. Other labels refer to the age of the vehicle and whether they are diesel or petrol.
Under its mobility plan, Palma has to decide how to apply the directorate's categories. The town hall is therefore studying limiting access to the centre to electric cars, to diesel cars less than 15 years old and petrol cars that are less than 20 years old.
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They should look at banning all cars from the centre (with exceptions for residents, disabled people etc). There should be a number of good park and ride schemes near the via cintura with buses and trams running every couple of minutes. That's what progressive modern thinking cities are doing.
Does this government achieve any worthwhile policy. There are so many more important issues that need addressing. But they happen to find a problem that doesn't really exsist. Idiots! Bring on the Election next year. Get these clowns out.
Oh shoot, can't enter with my M5 with 400 horses.
What climate emergency? The only emergency is politicians scrabbling to a minority about electric cars, heat transfer pumps, and sustainable energy without taking into account the damage these "Walter Mitty" ideas are in fact doing to the planet in making them, time to slow down and generate a workable plan to save the planet. At present in 50 years there will be a scrap pile of solar panels, wind turbines, that our grand children will not know what to do about. Hate me, but face up to the truth.
You lot are a riot. Whatever it is. Good, bad, indifferent, it's almost the fault of the "socialists". Clearly, this government is ideologically "left" bent. I think you really need to look up the word "socialist". It doesn't mean the former east bloc. There is no stasi. No patrols running around checking your loyalty to the party. No police state. I somehow suspect that if the govt decided to provide funding or subsidies for clean cars to the less fortunate, you'd be first in line screaming about how economically irresponsible the "socialist" Government is. It's not socialism, Einstein. Look it up. And get a life.
If we want a greener city it's necessary. We have a climate emergency.
Agree with Mark's comment they really don't give much thought to the normal hard working people who have a budget and have to pay the commitments living in a Dream World so many New Laws around that even themselves don't know what is going on Rental Cars expensive as never before Gas as never before Hotels and flights as never before if there comes a WAR in the Ukraine no one is going to come to Mallorca .
The Honda Clarity Car in California runs on Hydrogen. All that comes out of the Exhaust Pipe is Water. Electric vehicles and Hybrids will still create pollution. From the Batteries and small charging engines. Mallorca could become a World Leader by introducing Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicles. Plus Hydrogen fuel stops at all the Petrol Stations. Their cost will be the same as Electric Cars.
Funny how socialists always pretend to care about the poor and how they should be protected. Yet, soon only the people who can afford electric and or hybrid cars can enter Palma (or any of the other cities with these ludicrous plans) and the poor people can either walk or cycle.