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Paris Mayor Doubling the Size of the Initial Autolib EV Fleet
20 June 2008
The Guardian. Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë said that he is doubling the size of the initial Autolib fleet from 2,000 to 4,000 electric cars.
Autolib, announced earlier this year, is a self-service electric car rental scheme similar to Paris’s Vélib bike scheme (earlier post.)
“This could revolutionize transport,” Delanoë told French radio. He has doubled the projected cars from 2,000 to 4,000 and expanded the target area beyond Paris’s ring road.
Paris city hall said 700 Autolib pick-up points would be set up across the Paris area, 200 of which will be underground. A driver could pick up a car, for example, in the east of the city and drop it off in the west after a short journey.
The selection of model has yet to be made.
(A hat-tip to John!)
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Posted by: HarveyD | June 20, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Awesome idea. I could see this working in high density cities such as Chicago and New York.
Posted by: GreenPlease | June 20, 2008 at 11:11 AM
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This is very good news for enhanced baterries and city BEVs.
It may eventually have a considerable impact on the number of cars driving in and out of a city on a daily basis.
Electric bicycles and 3-wheelers could be good complements at a lower cost.