In Siena the hybrid used car market marks +82% and the situation on the electric front is also positive, recording a +5.96% with the passage from 151 to 160 units between 2022 and 2023. The only flaw that still There are no concessions in the Siena area. While on the one hand the Continental Observatory, which photographs the state of mobility along the Corsa Rosa route, rewards Siena as a sustainable city, on the other hand it is still not possible to access the streets usually closed to private traffic without problems, unlike many cities Italians where you just need to register your license plate in the municipal offices to access the historic centers and get discounts on parking. In Tuscany, for example, in Arezzo there is ZTL access in addition to free parking in the ZTL and in Florence ZTL access plus free parking for residents and 50% for non-residents. In Livorno ZTL access plus parking in the blue area and in Massa Carrara ZTL access in addition to free parking. In Pisa, ZTL access and free parking are provided upon request to the municipality and finally in Pistoia, ZTL access and free parking for electric vehicles are provided. These are important advantages for sustainable mobility, especially for those who travel mainly in the city and often park their car in the centre.
In Siena there are no concessions for hybrid cars, no ZTL access and no parking even for electric cars in the parking lots in the structure, in those at ground level and in the Aru. The only concessions concern the ZTL and exclusively electric cars. For example, access for temporary ZTL permits from 4 days to 6 months has a reduced rate of 50% for the entire period, free parking is then provided in the charging bays for the time necessary for refueling, if present in the sectors. Ztl authorized and indicated in the permit. But, considering that in Siena between 2022 and 2023 the registration of hybrid cars increased by 22.33%, going from 1,751 to 2,142 units, it would be a response to the sensitivity that many citizens are demonstrating. Hybrid vehicles (both petrol and diesel) in the province of Siena stand at 3.4% of the total, and the Italian average is 4.1% and the charging network for electric cars is made up of 163 points distributed in 70 areas. Because of this Sigerico lets it be known that new developments on the concessions front are being studied in Siena. The governance is, in fact, working and evaluating the possibility of introducing electric charging stations also in the car parks in the structure with subsidized parking rates, which would however be advantages for the exclusive use of electric cars.
