Zurich's Langstrasse, known for its vibrant nightlife and diversity, has a new attraction, albeit one that is likely to be less popular with motorists: an automatic speed camera. From now on, anyone who violates the daytime driving ban will be automatically recorded and penalised.
Critical voices have been raised following Switzerland's decision to extend the car tax to electric cars in order to compensate for tax losses. The change will have a huge impact on prices and sales figures for electric cars. Car importers see the announcement as the wrong signal from politicians, which could have serious consequences.
Switzerland has announced it will abolish tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) from January 1, 2024, amid concerns over rising tax losses due to the EV boom. Importers of electric vehicles will now have to pay a tax levy of four percent of the vehicle's import price. This removes the tax exemption that has been in place since 1997.
There are more and more 30 km/h zones in cities. The concept of reducing traffic is popular both in terms of climate protection and road safety. Cities are also supposed to become more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly. The problem: public transport, an important component of sustainable mobility concepts, suffers from speed reduction!
Numerous emissions tests have found defects in the diesel particulate filters of many internal combustion vehicles. The Swiss Automobile Association (AGVS) is sounding the alarm: one in five diesel cars could pollute the air more than is permitted under the emission limits.
Low-emission zones are not the only way cities and municipalities are going about their efforts to make traffic more environmentally friendly. New regulations are being introduced all the time to supplement low-emission zone rules or to make traffic safer. In France and Switzerland, for example, further regulations are in force that require more than just an environmental sticker to drive - for increased road safety and a greener traffic future. In Switzerland, the Stick'Air sticker is compulsory, and in France the Angles Morts sticker. But what are they exactly and how do they work? Green-Zones® explains everything you need to know.
New measurements in Switzerland show that e-cars can often be just as loud as combustion engines. Experts recommend noise models for forecasting and targeted introduction of traffic measures.
In the search for new ways to generate green energy, motorways are now being targeted. But while people in Germany are still thinking about whether motorways should be covered with photovoltaic systems, for example, concrete steps have already been taken in Switzerland and Turkey.
For years, the Tyrolean government has been denouncing that the Brenner Pass is too cheap for freight traffic. Now a study has confirmed that many trucks themselves take detours in order to use the cheap Brenner Pass. This causes congestion and traffic jams on the motorway.
Electromagnetic radiation is found almost everywhere nowadays, or at least it is now very difficult to avoid it completely. The Swiss magazine K-Tipp wanted to know how much electrical radiation is emitted by cars. The result is surprising.
