Free parking for e-cars: Neu-Ulm in turmoil!

Free parking for e-cars: Neu-Ulm in turmoil!

Neu-Ulm, Deutschland - In Neu-Ulm there are massive unrest through a new regulation that will come into force from April 1, 2025. The Bavarian state government has decided that electric cars in all public parking rooms are allowed to park for up to three hours free of charge. This groundbreaking regulation initiated by Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann causes excitement because it brings back a regulation that was only abolished on January 1, 2023, as swp.de reported.

The introduction of this regulation not only affected the vehicles of the electric cars, but also significantly changed the general parking conditions in the city. Local residents and traffic experts are concerned about the lack of income for the cities. In addition, the regulation could tighten the parking situation and lead to increased resentment among drivers. LMG Bayern made it clear that the regulation is based on a regulation, which means that a further political discussion in the state parliament is superfluous and planning security for e-car owners is created.

The main affected of this regulation faces a dilemma: potentially higher parking space use by electric cars could reduce the availability of parking spaces for other drivers. It remains to be seen here how the citizens and the city administration will react to this new regulation and whether there will be further protests.