text: ,examines that,"Paris enforced a partial driving ban to clear the air of the global city". On Monday motorists with even-numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22-euro($31).the same would apply to odd-numbered plates the following day. Diesel fuel was blamed,since France has...[a]tax policy that favors diesel over gasoline. Diesels make up 67 percent of vehicles in france,compared to a 53.3 percent average of diesel engines in the rest of Western Europe,according to reuters. Paris typically has more smog than othe european capitals. The smog cleared enough Monday for the ruling French party to rescind the ban for odd-numbered plates on Tuesday.