Paris as a role model for Germany? Above this weight, your car would also be affected by parking overuse. 16 percent of all reported vehicles in Paris are SUVs.

A similar rule in Germany would affect some popular car models. Even if the Paris example is adopted, it is not yet clear whether such a new regulation will even come about. The new rule is seen as a model by environmental organizations and politicians in Germany. The Union, meanwhile, criticized the measure as an “ideological exclamation mark”