The City Car. Untitled. Trailblazing in Paris: E-Car Scheme to Tackle City's Permanent Congestion - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International. Many see Paris as the ideal city for a car show.
The Paris Motor Show, which began Saturday, is a spectacle not dissimilar to the famous prêt-à-porter shows on the Seine. That's on the one hand. On the other hand, Paris is a strange place for an event devoted to the car. In almost no other European city can the visitor experience the shortcomings of the personal motor car as vividly as here. Driving in and around Paris is a nightmare.