Thursday, April 03, 2008

Paris Mayor plans self-service electric car sharing scheme

This post mentions how the Mayor of Paris is planning to introduce a self-service electric and/or hybrid-electric car system:

The Mayor of Paris, Bertrand DelanoĆ«, re-elected on 25th March, plans to invest more funds both in public transport and in a self-service electric and/or hybrid-electric car system called ‘autolib’. Starting with about 2,000 cars and 300 free recharging stations, the system would aim to reduce congestion and urban emissions.

The proposed service, modelled on a car sharing programme in Lyon started up at the beginning of this year, is expected to cost subscribers around €250 per month. The Norwegian electric city car manufacturer is reportedly preparing a bid to supply vehicles for the project.

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