Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics

The move would drastically hike up the cost-per-hour to park a large SUV in the centre of the French capital.

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00:00 Parisians voted on Sunday whether to increase parking prices for SUVs.

00:05 The move is the latest by Mayor Anne Hidalgo to make Paris' upcoming Olympic Games greener

00:11 and friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists.

00:14 The proposal would triple parking fees for SUV drivers from outside the city.

00:19 SUVs are a hugely polluting vehicle and emit more carbon dioxide into the environment than

00:24 most other cars.

00:26 The mini-referendum was open to Parisians registered to vote, with the results expected

00:31 late Sunday evening.

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