Nothing surprises us, when it is about circulation measures, if it is the Catalan government who establishes them. Its last nonsense aims to end almost 1.2 million combustions from here to 2030, thanks to the impositions established by its “impulse plan of the 2025-2030 electric vehicle”.
A nonsense in itself, taking into account the advantage of the use of the motorcycle within cities as densely populated as Barcelona.
The Catalan government will allocate 1,400 million to this initiative
After its last municipal ordinance dated February 1, through which to park motorcycles, scooters or bicycles in not allowed areas will imply significant sanctions, with fines of up to 500 euros, now announce new measures with which in their desire to impose the technology electric, They intend to end the free circulation of 1.2 million motorcycles in Catalonia.
As established in the point 2 of the axis “Promote the demand of the electric vehicle”: “Promotion of the gradual limitation of combustion motorcycle. Parallel to the implementation of gradual restrictions on combustion motorcycles with environmental labels B and C, an industrial transition program will be established to promote the production, distribution and repair of electric motorcycles ”.
The statements of José María Riaño, general secretary of Anesdor, regarding the last aggression by the Catalan government against the motorcycle sector, have not been long in coming: “From Anesdor we positively value the plan of impulse to the electric vehicle in general, but include the measure of restricting all combustion motorcycles, discriminating them with respect to other vehicles, it is simply unacceptable.”
Concludes: “The combustion motorcycle is not the enemy of sustainable mobility, but part of the solution next to the electric motorcycle. The Government of the Generalitat should explain to these users why he wants to restrict the use of their motorcycles, but does not propose to do the same with the cars. ”
Currently, only a total of 450,000 daily displacements in combustion motorcycles are counted in the city of Barcelona. We will have to ask the Catalan government as will be carried out from 2030 if your plan comes to fruition.
