PARIS EV SERVICE EXPANDS TO LONDON
The electric car-sharing service that swept through Paris is coming to London
Cassie Werber, June 15, 2015 (Quartz)
“…[In December 2011, it wasn’t clear Bolloré, the company behind Paris’s Autolib’ car-sharing service, would] hit its break-even target of 80,000 members. The success of the service, which now has more than 150,000 members, has inspired London. Ten electric cars were unveiled in the British capital last week—painted the same distinctive red as buses, post boxes, and phone booths in the city. The plan is to reach 3,000 vehicles over the next five years, making it the same size as in Paris…[That would mean fewer Londoners] driving polluting petrol and diesel cars through the already-choked streets...Between the fourth quarters of 2013 and 2014, electric cars registered in France rose by more than 50%... despite a stagnant overall car market…In the UK, electric car buying is already on the rise…” click here for more
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